Posted on 01/13/2012 10:55:55 AM PST by Chi-townChief
People from around here (indiana) would be already praying for New England’s defeat, even if Tebow wasn’t at QB.
The ‘controversy’ surrounding Tim Tebow is really just a bunch of non-religious folks feeling uncomfortable with an outstanding pro football player that is a sincere, unapologetic Christian. Tebow doesn’t claim ‘divine intervention’ in his football games, win or lose, he simply gives his creator the credit for the body and skills he possesses. Why is that so scary for the non-religious? Probably because it gets them to thinking that if there is a God, they may be answerable to Him for their actions in life and that would be unacceptable to many. Sports writers repetitive attempts to mock and marginalize Tebow for his public displays of reverence to God are getting ridiculous. The guy has his attributes and his flaws. Big deal. Let’s cut the ‘controversy’ nonsense and just enjoy the games.
The problem for the Tebow haters is not that he is visible in his proclamation of his faith. It’s the discomforting impression that he actually means it.
Bingo !!
And, like I’ve posted in other threads, Tebow thanked his mom for not aborting him at the banquet when he got the Heisman trophy. Now, THAT is heresy to a liberal!
Yes. Sure. But...
There, that sums up his entire article. The "but" is all about his intolerance of Christians. And he started his column with a "I don't pray to God, but we are co-equals.." statement.
It seems to have only escaped you, Telander. Most everyone else understands that football is a team sport
Why is there a need to deliberately mock the Lord by including Allah and Bhudda, obviously meant as unusual inclusions when writing to an American audience?
Never heard of the author. Is he a sports writer/colummist? He doesn’t appear to grasp the knowledge of football.
You said it well; “...coward...”
Notice how he got his obligatory blasphemy in - using someone else?
I know “we don’t need no steenking standards” but...since when is it ok to print gd in the newspaper?
It’s nauseating.
He KNOWS believing folks would read bc of the headline...then he throws that in there to purposefully insult.
ughhhhhhhhh!
My friend just sent me this:
Tom Brady, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Patriots flag in the window. “This house is yours for eternity Tom, said God. “This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here.” Tom felt special, indeed, and walked up to his house. On his way up the porch, he noticed another house just around the ...corner. It was a huge 3-story mansion with Orange and Blue sidewalks and drive ways, a 50 foot tall flagpole with an enormous Broncos logo flag waving, a swimming pool in shape of a horse, a Broncos logo in every window, and a Tim Tebow jersey on the front door. Tom looked at God and said “God, I’m not trying to be ungrateful, but I have a question. I was an all-pro QB, I won 3 Super Bowls, and I even went to the Hall of Fame.” God said “So what’s your point Tom?” “Well, why does Tim Tebow get a better house than me?” God chuckled, and said “Tom, that’s not Tim’s house, it’s mine.”
This clown apparently does not believe in paragraphs either.
Now, BEFORE the game, please state WHAT sort of play, or game outcome, would be necessary for us to look at it and say “Yes, that really WAS a miracle!” and thus to recognize divine intervention as a fact in this case? Or would ANYTHING suffice?
I really don’t have a horse in the race for who will be nominated as the GOP candidate, so for now, until that is all sorted out, I will continue to sport my Tim Tebow for President bumper sticker, and enjoy all the thumps up I see in my rear view mirror. Thumbs up from people in Seahawk territory, so that in itself says something.
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