Bill O’Reilly’s argument that religions are giving way to narcissistic times is interesting but far short of reality.
Conservatives like Mr. O’Reilly are forever telling us that the so-called secular times spell doom and gloom for America. The problem is that Mr. O’Reilly’s idea of religious pluralism is limited only to the three major revealed religions: Catholicism, Judaism and Islam. His narrow-minded narrative always forgets or is incapable of entertaining and respecting other world views, i.e., Hinduism, Buddhism, Pantheism, Agnosticism, Atheism, etc.
Even the ancient Greek and Roman Stoics believed that virtue was the highest goal for man. Weren’t they referred to as Pagans? Unfortunately, too many conservatives cannot shake their nativistic tendencies or are forever locked into pre-Enlightenment world views. People like Mr. O’Reilly are often the most intolerant of human beings. As such, one always has to question their moral fiber.
Vincent M. Casanova
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