Controversial, political commentator, Bill O'Reilly told the Washington Post society is intolerant towards Christians because of the secular-progressive movement that is pushed on everyone. He also spoke about his belief in Jesus and said Bill Maher is an outspoken atheist because he does not want to be told what to do.

In a recent publication a reporter grilled O'Reilly on his religious beliefs. The Fox News host made no apologies about it, and said he is a Roman Catholic that believes in an Intelligent design in the universe which, "created the human race."

"That's pretty much it. My philosophy is, generally speaking, if everybody followed Jesus' teachings, then there wouldn't be any war, wouldn't be any strife, wouldn't be any abuse," he said. "Everybody would be, not perfect, but certainly in a positive realm."

In a former '60 Minutes' interview, O'Reilly credited the Holy Spirit in guiding him to write his best-selling book "Killing Jesus." His comment was widely ridiculed in the media and O'Reilly stated he knows why.

"The problem with the secular-progressive movement is it simply cannot accept any people of faith and take them seriously," the news star said. He continued, "They're so condescending and they're so arrogant that, even though you might be a brilliant person, if you believe, you're an idiot."

O'Reilly believes there is so much mockery toward religion by people who do not believe because they "don't want to be judged."  He noted, "They believe that religious people are judging their behavior, and they don't want to be judged. They want to do what they want."

He even shared about HBO host Bill Maher, who is constantly attacking Christianity.

"Take a guy like Bill Maher. He's probably the most visible atheist in the American media," he said, adding, "Well, Bill Maher does not want to be told what to do. He wants to do whatever he wants. And if it's take drugs, he wants to be able to do that. If it's commit adultery, he wants to be able to do that. Whatever it may be, he doesn't want anybody telling him not to. And the people that would do that would be religious people, so he strikes out against them."

The successful author said he likens people hating him to how they reviled Jesus. "I mean, I don't have any problem with people disliking me, and I'll tell you why. I'm not comparing myself, but who was the most hated person in Judea 2,000 years ago?" he said. "Many, many loved him, but just as many despised him. They're always going to do that. If you speak your mind, you're going to have some who like you and some who hate you."

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