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Bill O'Reilly on His Faith, my Ideas "come from the Person who created me!"

Teresa Neumann : Mar 25, 2014  Sally Quinn – The Washington Post

"Listen, I'm an ordinary guy. I don't consider myself extraordinary. I have ideas that come to me. And as a Christian, I believe those ideas; when they're positive they come from the Person who created me. And the person who created me is God, and in Christian theology God is made up of three elements. So, of course it would be the Holy Spirit [who helped me write my books]. It's all logical." -Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly(Washington, DC)—It's not every day a well-known newscaster is open about his or her faith, but true to his legendary bull-dog personality, Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly unapologetically shared his beliefs recently with OnFaith editor Sally Quinn. (Photo via billoreilly.com)

Most Americans who watch The O'Reilly Factor knows where he stands on most issues and are already aware of the host's traditional working-class Irish Catholic background; that he was an altar boy when he was young, etc. And O'Reilly has also never held back or minced words when it comes to criticizing ungodly social trends or secularism.

In the interview with Quinn, O'Reilly—like many others of different faiths—comes off as being one of those believers who, from childhood through adulthood, never questioned the tenants of his faith because intuitively—rationally—those beliefs make perfect sense to him and have always work when applied to any situation life might throw at him.

However, the Quinn interview was able to highlight some specific beliefs O'Reilly embraces and lauds. The following are some excerpts from that interview given as examples:

Bill O'ReillyO'Reilly shares that he's never had a "crisis of faith." (Photo via Google)

"I'm a simple man," he explains, in reference to feeling responsible to give back for being so blessed and how church helps him to keep grounded. "I keep it really simple. And then I read the Scriptures. I read them and I think about them and then, when the priest is boring me into shreds—and these priests are ridiculous. They don't make it relevant—but I think it's worth an hour a week for me to get out of myself and go into the church. I like the whole ritual… I think it's good for me."

When asked about why unbelievers in the media are so quick to ridicule and marginalize Christians, O'Reilly said it's because "they don't want to be judged. They believe that religious people are judging their behavior and they don't want to be judged. They want to do what they want."

Click Here to read O'Reilly's interview in its entirety. It's full of more insights, including O'Reilly's readiness to accept death when it comes and his admission that he's tired of doing his show and ready to "cut back soon."







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