Posted on 10/27/2015 9:34:39 AM PDT by Freedom56v2
MEXICO, N.Y. – Mexico High School quarterback Dante Turo believes it’s God who gives him the strength and abilities to be successful on the football field.
The junior team leader often points skyward after big plays as a tribute to the Almighty, and his 73-yard run for a touchdown against Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Oct. 17 was no exception, Syracuse.com reports.
The solemn celebration, however, apparently didn’t sit well with one referee, who flagged the teen for unsportsmanlike conduct and assessed a 15-yard penalty that ultimately cost his team the game.
“I was just trying to give glory to God,” Turo told the news site. “I didn’t feel like I did anything wrong or anything that would merit … unsportsmanlike conduct.”
Turo appeared on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” with his father, Geno Turo, last Thursday to discuss the incident.
“Pointing up to God is kind of the international symbol of giving praise to Jesus, and that’s all I was trying to do,” Turo said.
“He wanted to do something at that moment to take credit away from himself and give glory to God,” Geno added. “God gives us the ability and the talent. As Christians, we want to be sure to give that back immediately.”
Mexico coach Tee Murabito told Fox News he thinks the ref made the wrong call. In the end, Mexico lost 33-31 in the regular season finale.
“I tried to explain to the referee that threw the flag and the head referee, but they just said, it’s taunting,” Murabito said, according to The Washington Times. “I told them he was praising God. How is that taunting?”
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...showed a clip of Turo’s touchdown to an athletic director, a longtime football coach and a football referee for feedback and none of them believed the referee made the correct call...
(Excerpt) Read more at eagnews.org ...
Next game, run a sweep right at the ref. He is, after all, part of the “field of play”...
yes
If you want to pray, go to church
The football field is for playing football, not making political or religious statements.
You can “give glory to God” by all your deeds, and not necessarily public displays of righteousness.
They knew he was going to do it, they watched for it, he knew they were watching for it, he did it anyway, he cost them the game.
A+ for sentiment, Fail on doing his job for the team.
The best way to give glory to God is to let yourself be conformed to Christ. Grace is free, but it isn’t cheap.
I don’t disagree with what you say here, but I don’t see how giving thanks publicly (you know what Bible says about acknowledging in public) is not conforming to Christ.
Lord knows...
Speaking of which, the whole PRE-PLANNED flagging will probably lead to banning of all gestures that could offend someone. Anyone.
That’s probably what this whole thing is about. More soul crushing governmental oppression.
No, the tight-assed ref cost them the game by being so anal. I don’t understand why so many of them have the idea that the fans come to the stadium to watch them. For all he knew, the kid could have been indicating “We’re number one!”, but no doubt the ref had mind-reading skills, as well.
The anti-Christian crap has to stop! Taunting? What next?
No, the tight-assed ref cost them the game by being so anal. I don’t understand why so many of them have the idea that the fans come to the stadium to watch them. For all he knew, the kid could have been indicating “We’re number one!”, but no doubt the ref had mind-reading skills, as well.
The anti-Christian crap has to stop! Taunting? What next?
“Next game, run a sweep right at the ref.”
Yeah, lay a few of them out and maybe they’ll figure out that they are there to do a job, not be part of the show. ;’)
I am fine with giving thanks. I am just saying that being conformed to Christ means crucifixion. It’s crucifixion, not celebration, that keeps it real — not just P&W gestures, even if well-intentioned.
The player intended to send a message, but received one instead. That’s the infuriating thing about Jesus, the World’s Most Inconvenient Man — the way he always overturns our expectations and compels a searching re-examination of our motives.
Every knee shall bend, including the knees of those who think they’re humble already.
Every knee shall bend, including the knees of those who think they’re humble already.
There's a video of his touchdown and the ref tossing his hankie in this article from Syracuse.com..
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