[shortstop]

Were he similarly zealous in devotion to a minority religion, his piety would be solemnly respected. If a Muslim playing in the NFL knelt in prayer, or expressed gratitude to his God for his professional success, he would be lionized for his bravery. His religious views would be treated with reverential respect.

[jessduntno]

Why does the Godless left attack him in the media? It’s their job.

[SkyDancer]

[Riodacat]

If a Muslim playing in the NFL knelt in prayer, or expressed gratitude to his God for his professional success, he would be lionized for his bravery. His religious views would be treated with reverential respect.

You gotta be joking.

[FrankR]

Actually I think it's as simple as the fact that thugs, punks, ne'er-do-wells, and liberals read the same playbook...if you can't compete...MOCK.

Mock, Ridicule, lie, and cheat are the four main principles of liberalism/democrats.

And if all of that fails, well, play the race card.

[Old Sarge]

WHY DO THEY MOCK TIM TEBOW?

Because they can.

And you can't stop them.

[PetroniusMaximus]

“In what is arguably the most religiously tolerant society...”

Toleration is only extended to anti-christian opinion, ideas and beliefs.

The sheep must tolerate the wolves eating them. To fail to do so would risk offending the wolves.

[golux]

Excellent quote - you're right, the best of the article - except Moslems rarely actually achieve anything with gratitute to their faith. Rather they achieve, or build, DESPITE their given religion.


Show me a Moslem who thanks his lord and I'll show you someone who just destroyed something someone else built.

[humblegunner]

WHY DO THEY MOCK TIM TEBOW?

Maybe he writes in all caps. That tends to irritate people.

[A_perfect_lady]

No. It is NOT because he’s Christian. It’s because he’s conservative. If he were black, or making ads about how Jesus wants us to feed the poor and homeless, maybe a nod toward OWS as “what God really wants,” they’d be giving him tongue baths.

[NavyCanDo]

Homeschooled, Christian, and pro life. Everything the left hates.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Depends on who you ask and how you ask whether Christianity is now a “majority faith” in the USA. I know, polls have shown that 9 out of 10 somehow connect themselves to Christianity. But how many even bother to darken the door of a church even at Easter or Christmas? How many could accurately quote a single verse of the bible, whether or not knowing its reference but at least being able to say which Testament it came from? “Christians with some kind of clue” probably comprise less than half.

[Clintonfatigued]

It’s the militant, anti-Christian Left that’s intolerant and self-righteous.

[dragnet2]

Denver got beat like a drum...Get over it.

[heartwood]

There’s the issue of “don’t pray on the street corners but go into your room” versus “don’t hide your light under a bushel.”

It all depends on motivation, doesn’t it? I have no grounds to think Tebow is a hypocrite, trying to win public acclaim by his praying - he does get some, but he gets even more condemnation. So he is trying to give the glory to God, and let people see what God is doing in his life.

OTOH, plenty of people will accuse him of being a hypocrite and not following the teachings of his faith...what does it mean to be “as wise as serpents?” Does it have anything to do with seeing yourself as others see you, understanding that you the messenger are to a degree the message?

OTOH, what is the importance of a football game in God’s mind? I would guess it’s really the conduct of the players that matters. Thanks be to God for letting us play games - but football is only a game.

[Mariner]

I think the biggest issue was that folks publicly associated his improbable comeback wins with his religious devotion.

He should have dispelled that, publicly, as should have all Christians.

I'm pretty darn sure Heaven didn't give a wit about an NFL game or how Tebow performed in it.

[Jim Noble]

John 16:1-2.

The Boss told you what you were signing up for, stop whining.

[GSWarrior]

Some thoughts:

If he is mocked by so many people why was Tebow recently rated America's favorite athlete in recent poll?

Patriots are light-years better than the Broncos.

If Tebow wasn't given the reins after Denver's 1-4 start, they would have never sniffed the playoffs.

[ArrogantBustard]

Why do they mock Tebow?

Because they're bigoted, antiChrist idiots. Because Mr. Tebow isn't a perverted thuggish degenerate, and his basic decency embarrasses them.

And why do we let them?

Because shooting them is illegal.

[G Larry]

Evil hates the light.

[Savage Beast]

The evil hate goodness.

The corrupt hate purity.

The mendacious hate truth.

The godless hate godliness.

The decadent hate prayer.

The Left is overwhelmed with hatred.