Tebowing

.. Take a look at the following article from ESPN’s Rick Reilly titled: “I Believe In Tebow”

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7455943/believing-tim-tebow

But I’m with you Joe, Patriots win this one and I say it won’t be close.

a player that creates more controversy than Tim Tebow, yet he doesn’t do anything that really brings it on personally. He is a good man and lives his life the right way. I don’t know why so many have so much venom against him. He’s never done anything to them. He doesn’t say bad things about anybody. I’ll never understand how people can hate Tim Tebow like they do and they are so loud about it. I don’t think they would hate him if they knew the guy. Right now, there are more people that hate Tim Tebow than hate Michael Vick. For that matter, you didn’t hear the huge screams when Rae Carruth murdered his girlfriend. Ugh, the hatred of Tim Tebow is a microcosm of what’s wrong with America. They hate him so much. I don’t think it’s necessarily because of his faith. I think they hate him because he’s so clean without any scandal and he continues to succeed. The fact is, America doesn’t like to see people succeed without any mud on them. That’s exactly what Tim Tebow is doing and they hate him for it.

…..is making me pull for Tebow more. I watched pretty much the whole playoff game last week. Tebow has detractors that hate the religion bit, and those that think he can’t play quarterback in the NFL.

…..I’ve always been suspicious of those do a lot of chest-thumping about God and Jesus, particularly those whose actions don’t match their words. There are a lot of great people where I live who wear their religion proudly, and that’s fine. Using religion like snake oil to manipulate people burns me up. I’ve seen nothing to indicate that Tebow is in the latter category.

…..In any event, it’s a free country. Whether an athlete spikes the ball, Tebow’s, or flashes devil horns, it’s free speech. That is, unless it’s deemed offensive by the powers that be. So no, you’re not free to do the throat slash, or flip the crowd the bird…

…..As to the experts, I’ll have to defer, mostly. Wait a minute, did a guy who can’t play quarterback in the NFL hit an 80 yard TD pass in overtime in a playoff game against the Steeler defense? Yes, he did!

What I don’t like to see is the attacks on him because of his religious beliefs…..make that his Christian beliefs. One thing I think we can all agree on is that the scorn and derision he receives would not happen if he was of another faith. He gets attacked on the same order as Tom Cruise for his belief in scientology…..which I also think is unfair. This country was founded by people seeking to avoid religious persecution….. not to avoid religion, and it really burns me up when the folks who claim to be the most open minded and tolerant people on the planet, can’t tolerate the religious beliefs of people they disagree with.
Tebow doesn’t force his beliefs on anyone. If the media didn’t want to hear from him, they could just stop putting a mic in his face and asking him questions!
I don’t really care if Tebow wins or loses but I admire him because he is uncompromising in his values…..seemingly. I root for him because soooo many people say he can’t do things….and then does them anyway, kind of like another guy we know, who likes to make his critics look like idiots. He is a winner, and America loves a winner, which is why the media establishment wants to make him to look like a fool…..so people won’t emulate him or his beliefs. I don’t know why the media wouldn’t want to celebrate a guy like Tebow, who actually does great things away from the football field. The fact that they go out of their way to disparage him says something really disturbing about our media and the agenda of the people in charge of the media.
As far as being a role model, I’ve seen this act before….and it doesn’t usually turn out well. Tebow is human, he is fallible and he will make mistakes and when he does, he will get crucified by the media. I hope he doesn’t but I used to be a HUGE mark for Steve Garvey….need I say more? The only guy who I have ever been a huge fan of, that walked the talk to this day is Dale Murphy. Bottom line is no athlete should be a role model for your kids based on what they do on the field. The only role model for your kids should be you…..and if you don’t feel you are role model material,thats ok, but maybe you should work on changing that. The most important thing a kid can see is that it is always possible for them to change, no matter how old you are or whatever mistakes you have made in the past.

The gist of it is that most Americans do not understand the concept of our Constitution. The proclamation clearly states the “Freedom of Religion” not freedom from religion.
As paltry as that sounds, there it is. The plain cold truth of it.
Tebow is practicing his religious beliefs, and it gets publicized. There are many that don’t like that, therefore, they don’t like Tebow.
Thanks for bringing this up Joe, and well done.
WAR EAGLE! And GOD bless.

but that doesn’t mean that I hate him for being religious. Clearly, he likes to talk about it, but he also lives his life in a way that backs up that talk. I can respect that. I think something that perpetuates the hate is the ridiculous amount of attention that the media (ESPN) spends on him. Personally, I don’t think that he’s a talented quarterback (he obviously doesn’t suck-but he’s no Manning or Brady, yet). So I’m not sure if all the Hate is really about the religion or the amount of attention that one mediocre quarterback gets……it’s easy to blame religion, but in this case, religion might be a red herring…..

in his right mind would ever say that Tebow doesn’t have the right to his religious beliefs, but the contempt for him comes with how he wears it on his sleeve. Ordinarily, that’s not a problem for the average person, but with Tebow, there’s always a camera around. He’s at his job. How often do you see someone in a non-religious vocation constantly doing the same thing? You don’t.

The Broncos pay him to be a football player, not an evangelist. Fans watch him for similar reasons. While no one suggests he can’t be both privately, why it is necessary to have the latter constantly shown? He uses the exposure to deliver his personal beliefs and I don’t think that’s what he’s paid to do. What about a music star that uses their bully pulpit to deliver personal beliefs you don’t agree with? They shouldn’t do it either, especially if I just bought a ticket to see them sing and not preach.

Tebow can say all the prayers he wants to himself but I don’t believe he should be evangelizing when he’s supposed to be playing football. That being said, I still think he’s a great kid and role model and I do root for him.