Bill O’Reilly says Anyone who Thinks Christianity is a Religion is “Stone-Cold Dumb”

In his latest tirade against the “war on Christmas” he insists that the biggest problem is all of us idiots who think that Christianity is a religion instead of a philosophy.  We are, in fact, “so stupid, it’s painful.”

Well I’m sorry to cause Mr. O’Reilly so much pain but I’m going to have to ask him in what way Christianity does not meet the following definition:

The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods.

Now perhaps Mr. O’Reilly thinks that Christianity is also a philosophy.  That is a different conversation but it isn’t what he said.

The problem, in fact, is not what he said but the fact that when he says it, thousands of people adopt his position as truth.  Instead of saying to themselves “holy shit – that is the most fucked up description of Christianity I’ve ever heard,” which they should because most of them are Christians, they are instead saying “he’s right!  I don’t accept the divinity of Jesus Christ as part of a religion! It’s my philosophy!!!!”

However, let them believe that because if they want to argue that Christianity is a philosophy, then their churches need to start paying taxes because they are no longer exempt.  And they can’t get all pissed off about people saying “Happy Holidays” either because we aren’t attacking their religion any longer.  Since they don’t have one.  They also can’t demand freedom of religion either.  The first amendment doesn’t provide freedom of philosophy.

Let’s all celebrate Rene Descartes day! We’ll all spend the whole day thinking and therefore being! Thanks for opening the door to making it a Federal holiday, Bill!

You keep going with this one Bill.  I hope you convince everyone who is watching your show that you are right.

Note: He backed off that claim a little bit when a Catholic Priest corrected him.  Damn!  I really wanted him to re-define Christianity as a philosophy.

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