Bill O’Reilly: Elton John “Pinhead” For Saying Jesus Was Gay

Tepid props to Bill O’Reilly last night for not completely taking the bait over Elton John‘s statement that Jesus was a gay man in Parade magazine. Yes, the Fox News host did put the pop star in the pinhead category, and yes, Elton was making a hyperbolic statement that O’Reilly took as fact, but come on…the fact that Bill even acquiesced that “the singer was correct in asking for compassion for gay people” even if “there is absolutely no evidence of that (Jesus was gay),” is just further proof of the more moderate tone we’ve seen from the once-rabid Factor host as of late.

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