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Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis

Bill O'Reilly on Religion in America

Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis

Bill O'Reilly

News Commentary, News, Politics

3.711.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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As Easter approaches, Bill O'Reilly talks about the state of religion in America, and his Catholic upbringing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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So we are in Holy Week now and Passover for religious Americans.

0:37.3

Now, countries really changed dramatically since World War II in this regard.

0:43.3

It used to be a cross-the-board traditional religious country.

0:49.3

And atheists were like, whoa, you know, they were outcasts and all of that, and you had to be attached to some religion.

0:59.0

And that started to break up during the 1960s in the Vietnam era, sex, drugs, rock and roll, and extended into the 70s.

1:08.0

Really accelerated, though, in the last 25 years.

1:13.6

Okay? And I don't really know why. I think it has to do with a public school system,

1:19.6

with parents being very selfish, not raising their children in any kind of structured way.

1:26.6

Spiritualism doesn't really count.

1:29.8

Because religion is handed down by parents to children. That's how it goes. And I'll tell you

1:35.7

about my experience in a moment. One of you give you some stats first. So right now in the

1:41.6

USA, according to Pew Research, which is a good center, 62% of us say we are Christian,

1:51.0

okay? 40% Protestant, 20% Catholic, and 2% or 3% other religions like Mormons, Orthodox, Jehovah's Witness, that kind of thing.

2:03.6

Almost 30% of Americans have no religion at all. That's huge.

2:08.6

Okay, that's huge. And it's the fastest growing group.

2:12.6

And then 7%, 2% of Jewish, 1% Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, that kind of thing.

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