Tim Tebow and his fundie family

[Ex Lurker]

getting blown by the media for the next six weeks. A picture postcard for Palin and prop 8

[NightWatcher]

1. my hatred for that guy and all other things "gator" cannot be measured by tools that exist

[TomInTib]

4. Once again, I must've missed something.

Who is Tim Tebow?

[Obamanaut]

9. Perhaps the best player in college football. nt

[Tektonik]

40. Well it's good that he has that title,

for he's gonna end up being a nobody in the NFL.

[Sex Pistol]

5. I urge you not to let "the drugs wear off."

[DrDan]

30. GO GATORS!!!!!!!!

[floridablue]

33. Tebow "Rolled the Tide".. LOL

[DrDan]

39. no doubt about that

or who was the better team yesterday

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[madokie]

3. They just won

[XOKCowboy]

6. I'll take Sam Bradford any day..

All the talent and none of the fundie bs. :)

[madokie]

16. We're pretty proud of Bradford

All our local teams are playing good football, TU, OSU, OU

[a la izquierda]

34. Smart as a whip too...

I bet a friend a night of beers that Bradford wins the Heisman.
Go Sam!

[Jack from Charlotte]

36. Tebow's religion is not that of my choice but.....

by all accounts he's a very nice, well liked guy.

Bradford is great, too. Has a great shot at the Stiff Arm Trophy as does Colt. Any of those three guys are very deserving of the honor, IMO.

[msongs]

7. nice to see him be so physically affectionate with his team mate tho nt

[Ex Lurker]

8. He thanked his lord and savior Jesus Christ in the postgame interview

He'll probably say something against gay marriage next.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

10. He's young. Give him time. I bet he's not a virgin (which is a no-no in the Christian faith).

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[DUlover2909]

32. That's exactly what I thought of when I heard him after the game.

They always thank their god after they win because they think people will associate their success with their beliefs. They should ask the loser why god doesn't like them.

[taterguy]

12. Athletes rarely make explicitly political statements anymore

Too much money to lose in potential endorsements.

So you're probably wrong.

People in favor of gay marriage buy shoes too.

[lib2DaBone]

13. delete dupe

[ColbertWatcher]

14. Looks like it runs in the family ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Seminary#Notable_Alumni">Wikip*dia says:

Bob Tebow - Founder of Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association in The Philippines; father of 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow

The USA Today says:

"When his football career is over, he would like to follow his father in the ministry and work with children.

(...)

(All the Tebows were home-schooled.)

(...)

"On Sundays at noon, Tebow and Joiner (teammate and roommate Tony Joiner) hold Bible study at their apartment for friends and teammates. "It's turned into a fun thing," Tebow says. "We have service and then hang out … or sit around and talk."

Tebow usually reads a Bible passage and then relates the message to everyday life."

[Sanctified]

15. I like Tim Tebow, it would be nice if there were more people like him in the world.

Yeah the kid plays great football but more importantly he reaches out to people living in poverty stricken countries and offers a helping hand.

[wolfgangmo]

17. Yes

What we need is more fundamentalist home schooled twits trying to teach abstinence only in areas where AIDS is a serious problem.

I imagine they do it so they can get rid of non-christians sub rosa.

[Sanctified]

18. And what have you done?

[Toasterlad]

19. I Think The Point Is, What Has Tim Tebow Done To Improve The World?

Other than spread his completely unrealistic and non-helpful doctrine?

[Sanctified]

22. Because that is all Christians do, they don't do anything other than preach.

Whatever, he goes to 3rd world countries and helps while we sit here on a message board and claim our superiority over him.

[Toasterlad]

41. I'll Admit I'm Prejudiced Against Tebow Because He's a Fundie

But since he hates me without knowing me, I feel fairly justified in hating him without knowing him.

It would be laudible that he visits third world countries if I could be sure he wasn't holding a bowl of soup in one hand and a bible in the other, which seems to be the SOP of christian relief personnel.

But he's on my enemies list in any case, because he plays for Florida. There is not a single good thing about any Florida college football program.

[Jack from Charlotte]

38. He has improved the world big time by..........

kicking the snot out of Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Tennessee, Miami, Ohio state, Kentucky, Georgia...


This is a good thing and the world is a much better place as a result.

[trumad]

46. You forgot Ole Miss...

Oh that's right----

[Jack from Charlotte]

50. Florida had no reason to beat Ole Miss....

Had they won that game they be in the exact same position as they are right now.... one of two teams playing for the National Championship. So why should they have expended the effort?

[trumad]

51. Oh so that's why they lost it...

uhhh.... OK

[Obamanaut]

24. He also visits prisons and schools here (I guess the US is

becoming poverty stricken) to give motivational type talks. I think for a young person he is quite busy, and for the most part, helpful.

[Toasterlad]

20. VERY Sad To See Him Win Today

Alabama kind of fell apart in the last half. Tebow undoubtedly credits the Lord with the win. God must have a shitload of game balls in some closet some where.

[terrya]

26. I'm always sort of amused hearing that.

Some athlete crediting God for a touchdown pass or a win. Teams praying to God before a football/baseball/basketball game. Does God really care about some high school football game?

[DrDan]

31. lets face it - Florida is the better team

[Toasterlad]

42. I Can't Argue That. I Can Only Argue That They Are Also the More EVIL Team

But then, I'm a Penn State fan, and hate ALL Florida football teams.

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[MadHound]

23. Wow, hey, I dislike Tebow as much as the next person

But only because he plays for the 'Gators, and I dislike anything to do with Florida football.

However I find it ironic, and rather sad, to find people on this thread participating in that which they would otherwise condemn, judging people without knowing what they're about.

Yes, Tebow is a fundie, there's no doubt. There are also fundamentalists out there who support gays and gay rights. Hell, there are even gay fundamentalists, I know, I've met them.

So to assume the worst about somebody you've never met, well, that pretty much goes against what liberals and progressives stand for.

But hey, carry on with the two minute hate for somebody nobody here personally knows:eyes:

[Sex Pistol]

29. You mean this is supposed to be a liberal/progressive board?

:sarcasm:

It is disturbing to see this kind of hatred on display here. :shrug:

[DrDan]

37. it is a progressive site with less-than-progressive posters

and I agree with you completely. These posters are no better than the haters-from-the-right.

[michreject]

25. I hope the Lions draft him

#1 overall. We need a stud QB.

[taterguy]

27. I think he'll be the Christian Laetner of football

A brilliant college athlete and decent but not great pro.

[michreject]

28. He's gotta be better than what we have now

Our starter was in the NFL at the beginning of the year (Culpepper) and our back-up hasn't been in the NFL for 3 years (Henson).

[Capt. America]

35. Trust me, you don't want Tebow because his running style QB play will ...

...not be tolerated in the NFL because the owners will have spent millions of dollars on him. He will be instructed to "slide" so as not to get hurt. Pocket passers with strong, accurate arms, the ability to read defenses, and certain height/weight requirements is what they want in the NFL. If you don't believe me, why is Baltimore starting a division 1-A QB over a Heisman winning QB?

[terryg11]

43. there have been other successful "non-traditional" QBs in the nfl

such as Vick (until we found out he was a shit), Steve YOung, R. Cunningham it just depends on the team around him.

My opinion, Tebow's got the skills to do it in the nfl

[trumad]

45. Vick was the fastest man in football.....

Young's game wasn't designed for running.... he just knew how to scramble and turn the scramble into a big play.

Tebow's style of QB play won't work well in the NFL... The NFL speed and size will neutralize his skills rather quickly.

[14thColony]

44. I don't care if he's the High Priest of the Church of Satan - Gainesville Chapter

That boy knows how to do some fine quarterbackin'!

GO GATORS!!!

[KamaAina]

47. I have now officially been reduced to rooting for OU

seeing as how Fundiehead and Co. hung 56 on the bowl-eligible-by-the-skin-of-their-teeth UH Woe-riors. :eyes:

[Upton]

48. I'd be willing to bet OU has more fundies on their team

than UF does. And lets not forget the respective teams and their fan base....remember how Oklahoma votes election after election, it's the fundie capital of the entire country.

[Forkboy]

49. Who got their GD in our Sports Forum?

:wtf:

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