Did Tebow 3:16 Offend?
January 9th, 2009 at 11:21 amBy Chris
The legend of Tim Tebow grew exponentially last night, thanks to the verbal fellatio offered by Fox’s broadcast booth. To some, Tim Tebow might be the savior of the human race, all because he’s a great college football player, and a seemingly stand-up guy … Although, the “greatest human being alive” meme being offered up is a little much. Another area of (slight) concern comes from Tebow’s willingness to wear his Christian faith on his sleeve (or, in this case, underneath his eyes). Apparently, some people–William Lobdell–were initially less than impressed:
My first reaction: Come on. I just want to watch a football game; I don’t want to be prosetylized to. Football watching has been safe since the rainbow-wigged guy was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences on kidnapping charges in the early 1990s.
Lobdell relented a little, but his final point was quite compelling:
But I have to wonder if his coaches or NCAA officials would allow him to have “There Is” “No God” written on his eye black below his right and left eyes. I imagine that these personal slogans will soon be banned. The Powers That Be in football were never much for personal expression.
I’m fairly certain any atheist-styled message on a player’s eye-black would be at least frowned upon, if not completely rejected by coaches and NCAA officials alike. I will say, however, that as long as accepted faiths are being quoted, I don’t see these types of messages going away anytime soon. Remember what the NCAA did about Reggie Bush’s area code eye-black patches? Exactly. As long as the message is socially accepted–something non-belief doesn’t seem to be–it’s doubtful the NCAA gets involved.
H-t to FanHouse for pointing this out.
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January 9th, 2009 at 11:42 am
I dont see what the big deal is, its just a tiny message on his eye black. Why cant folks just kick back and enjoy the game and not bother with trivial things.
January 9th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Agreed. Much ado about nothing.
Conversely, however, the point he makes about “There is” “No God” eye-black is correct. No way would a coach–or school for that matter–let his player go on the field with something like that.
January 11th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Yeah heaven forbid someone with a little bit of sense (ie. a scientist aka a realist) be allowed to express their beliefs. Thats not part of intelligent design now is it? Blasphemer!!! How ’bout separation of church and sport? Just havin’ a lil’ fun folks. Relax.
February 10th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
There is however, a culture within football that is very religious. Look at a high proportion of NFL players one of the first people they will always thank is God or Jesus. It should also be noted that many football teams from Peewee to NCAA engage in team prayers. Now I am not saying that every player is a bible thumping maniac because I have seen players not partake in these prayers and those players were not ostracized for their actions.
My actual opinion on the matter is however quite different. Any player who choses to show what he believes in God is a trivial matter. Free speech folks, saying you believe in God offends no one. Saying there is no God will offend some.
Lastly, you really hit the nail on the head with the verbal fellatio that occurred on that sportscast. It was actually mildly disgusting.
February 10th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Bryan, God is real.