tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465850199698485050.post522033067484642036..comments2013-06-03T19:05:05.847-05:00Comments on The Church of Chives: Tim Tebow the TerroristChivesMcGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10629336254797024351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465850199698485050.post-47054744777017346872012-01-24T13:22:37.129-06:002012-01-24T13:22:37.129-06:00People embraced Ali and Kareem, so I doubt the &qu...People embraced Ali and Kareem, so I doubt the "Pacman treatment" is applicable. <br /><br />This is a nation that predominately claims to be Christian. Would he be *as* popular? Hard to say for sure. He was a Heisman-winning QB with a winning smile and penchant for charity. While all of this is a refreshing break from the Sam Hurd/VY/TO reputation that pro-athletes have, the over-coverage is the issue I take with Tebow. If I am being honest with myself, I cannot really take that out on Tebow himself. I find most people who are “fans” are more of a fan of the fact that he is “wholesome” (read: not your typical prima donna). Most people will do anything to avoid the topic of religion unless it is to tickle their own ears (see: Joel Osteen).<br /><br />I recently read the question "What if Tebow were black? Would he still get that coverage?" Answer: Lebron. <br /><br />We have had to endure a year-long national nightmare of Tebow Coverage. I believe that, were Lebron not an absolute d-bag, he would still be finding his way into the conversation much in the same way that we are still talking about Tebow. He is a decent-looking athlete with the ability to don the media-friendly personality. Why is he falling out of the spotlight? He failed. Now there are flaws that people accept. Tiger Woods was the same. If you thought there was a flaw in Tiger's game 5 years ago you were branded as a racist. The different between Tiger, Lebron, and Tebow is that the first two possess an other-worldly talent but I digress. All three were as American as apple pie until their flaws hit the news. Now they are as American as the politicians that get elected to represent America. Irony is fun.<br /><br />I have more of a problem with ANY religion popping a squat in my sports. Not because I am godless. I am a Christian who takes his faith seriously (Ok...so there’s twitter...but I do my best). I take issue with Tebow-types of any faith for trying to pretend that God gives one good-him-damn about sports.<br /><br />Now as to your point about McVeigh/Americans… Stay away from absolutes like “the most.” I could cherry-pick any number of examples where Nationality X was “the most” to start a back-and-forth as to who is "the worst" and we would end up nowhere. I think we have covered this, but racism is not an American problem. It is not a Muslim problem. It is not a Christian proble. It is a human problem. Ignorance is the root and it feeds itself of the notion that some people are born better than others which is a most illogical notion. <br /><br />The same ignorance that convinced Hitler that he was in charge of a master race. The same ignorance that convinced Crusaders that they were more entitled to a piece of the ground. The same ignorance that convinced the terrorists that ‘infidels’ were worthy of a plane hitting their building. <br /><br />All of these are just different flavors of the same bitter reality: Man is not fit to guide even his own step (Jeremiah 10:23). An easy solution is to blame religion and you would not be far off. Some people blame God himself, but more accurately, what man has done in God's name is the real atrocity. Shhh! The Bible does not condone war, but dont ask the Pope that.<br /><br />Enough rambling... I hope this made sense....DeathBySexyhttp://twitter.com/deathbysexynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465850199698485050.post-65246543503138263882012-01-24T06:36:02.025-06:002012-01-24T06:36:02.025-06:00Hmmm. Then he would EXplode during the dame instea...Hmmm. Then he would EXplode during the dame instead of IMplode.<br /><br />Interesting thought. :)Totshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640085595200932078noreply@blogger.com