Telander really inserts a couple of classic in here:
"I always have wondered how religion and tolerance bed down."
I would say that the great majority of Christians are a lot more tolerant than Telander shows himself to be with that one statement.
"-- and substitute the words ''Allah,'' ''Muslim'' or ''Koran'' in appropriate spots and see if your view changes."
Totally ignorant on Telander's part considering the near-veneration of Cassius Muhammad Ali Clay, Lew Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Alcindor, Chicago's own Muhsin Muhammad, et al.
Give the "journalist" a break. He just doesn't understand personal relationships with God.
Nothing but a lefty using "tolerance" as a vehicle to preach his own intolerance.
"The troubling aspect, of course, is simply that of intolerance. "
Pot meet kettle.
Sour Grapes and jealousy on display. Add a touch of God, and this journalist just shows his true nature. A little of Tonys religion would make a new man out of this guy.
What team lost the Super Bowl again?
The guy really has an even keel approach to everything, and believes and says some really inspirational things. Not to mention that he lost his young son a short year ago.
CHICAGOLAND PING
To put it another way, " Tony,your Christianity makes me uncomfortable so knock it off " !!!
Tony Dungy is fantastic, he speaks from his heart and knows that all things are possible through God. How else could a man who has been through what he has push forward and achieve such success.
Have any of ya'll seen the movie 'Facing the Giants'? If you haven't go rent it, you won't be sorry. Watch it with your family, it's a christian movie with football.
Stand this telander guy right next to Dungy, and he'll be so small in comparison, and I'm not talking about comparing their physical heights.
telander is nothing more than an ankle biter.
The troubling aspect(for myself), of course, is simply that of intolerance.
This man seems to be forgetting that he is speaking solely for himself.
His religious expression even trumped his honor at being the history-setting first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl.
Now this is incredibly presumptious, "his honor" is exactly that "his honor" he may use his honor whichever way that he wishes, Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy made it crystal clear that they were Christian American not "Hyphenated Americans"
this writer seems to think that he is the arbiter of another person actions and beliefs, Tony Dungy made it perfectly clear that God led him through to win the Super Bowl, this man is trying to hijack Dungy's belief and use the victory for his own ends.
No wonder papers are going belly up.....
Did this idiot ever comment on Islamic attitudes toward sports? Weren't some Somalis executed by the Islamic Courts for watching a soccer match? Soccer stadiums were used by the Taliban as venues for public executions. Saddam's goons would beat the Iraqi soccer team when they lost.
As for Muhammad Ali, he'd be laughed out of court today-He refused to go into the military because he claimed his religion prohibited violence IIRC.
"Totally ignorant on Telander's part considering the near-veneration of Cassius Muhammad Ali Clay, Lew Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Alcindor, Chicago's own Muhsin Muhammad, et al."
My thought exactly. If you substitute "allah", "muslim", etc. Then you don't hear a peep out of the likes of Telander. This guy is an idiot.
I'd like Telander to consider that the Christian faith is tolerant, especially compared to other religions. Christians embrace anyone who wants to come into our house of worship. And modern day Christians are not known for sawing off heads or blowing up others, among other atrocities.
Liberals can't stand moral authority, and moral absolutes, and they take it out on Christianity.
It's like I always say. The commies in the media would have loved it if Dungy would have never brought up Jesus or God or anything religious. But he did and guess what? The commies in the left wing propaganda machine dropped him like a hot potato. Just think if Tiger Woods said that he owes all of his success to the Lord Jesus Christ. he would be finished. I'll guarantee that.
This writer is a petty and jealous pissant. His insecurities glare through his writings. He wishes that he could accomplish something of merit and will attack anyone who does not share his narrow little secular view.
I do not have a dog in this hunt because I am pretty much religiously agnostic. However, I must say that I find Dungy's, and other devout sportsman's humility refreshing among the towering egos in pro sports. If it will take more religion to return honor and decency to pro sports, then I say: Hallelujah, and pass the ball!
If Dungy had asserted it was a new double, high-low, reverse blocking scheme that had led to success that's OK. But if attributes success to God...well that's wrong.
They were hoping for that soundbite and it never happened.