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Then Tim Tebow said "Let there be light" and there was light. And Tim Tebow saw that the light was good. And Tim Tebow ...
Wait, wait, wait. Something's off about that bible passage ... oh yeah! Tim Tebow is not, in fact, a god! Duh. Still, can you blame me? It's an honest mistake.
Look, before you start freaking out at me for dissing Tebow, I'm actually defending him. Because even though Rabbi Joshua Hammerman finally just apologized for his outrageous claims about the holy war that would ensue if Tebow should lead the Broncos to Super Bowl victory, he still made those claims. And they were CRAZY!
Oh, you didn't hear? Well, I'm just going to have to tell you what the Rabbi said, because it's too good to miss ...
In his colum for "The Jewish Week" (which has since been pulled by Hammerman's editors, who were like, WTF?? His words, not ours!) the Rabbi wrote:
If Tebow wins the Super Bowl, against all odds, it will buoy his faithful, and emboldened faithful can do insane things, like burning mosques, bashing gays and indiscriminately banishing immigrants. While America has become more inclusive since Jerry Falwell’s first political forays, a Tebow triumph could set those efforts back considerably.
Really? REALLY? He also said:
A poster boy of the Christian right, Tebow steadfastly thanks Jesus after every game and, while in college, often inscribed biblical messages on his eye paint. Homeschooled in Alabama, this child of missionaries turned down his selection as a Playboy All American because it was, well, Playboy. His trademark prayerful touchdown celebration (imagine Rodin’s “Thinker” on bended knee, or your grandfather davening Tachanun with a football) has become a verb. Google “tebowing” and you’ll find 84 million hits, including lots of YouTube parodies. Tebow’s mother, a Baptist missionary, became comatose during her pregnancy and was saved by drugs that nearly killed the fetus. Doctors anticipated a stillbirth and recommended termination to protect her life, but Tim’s mother refused to abort. Trumpeting that decision, mother and son appeared in commercials for “Focus on the Family” during this past season's Super Bowl.
Now tiny Tim has grown and is on track to possibly appear in this season’s Super Bowl -- on the field -- and that is what scares me.
I'll tell you what scares me -- that this guy thinks Tim Tebow is such a powerful Christian figure he could lead the Crusades.
Dude, he's a football player. Chill out.
Do you think Rabbi Hammerman was ridiculously harsh on Tim Tebow?
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Comments (18)
Go Broncos!!!!
Hammerman is one hateful loon.
I have nothing against Tim Tebow. As a Jewish person, though, I think there is something very sacreligious about how people worship him. As a Christian HE should be offended about how people seem to worship him. He's JUST a football player but he uses his fame as a pulpit. I do agree with the rabbi and my husband and sons and other Jewish people that I know do as well. On the back of jerseys with his # is Jesus...what does THAT imply? He has PUBLICLY stated that non-Christians are going to Hell. He's a role model, he's a public figure and there are NON-CHRISTIAN children who watch football and who hear his words. How do you think that that impacts them? As a non-Christian I find it offensive to have someone say thinsg so publicly like that. I also find it scary. Perhaps to a Christian it makes sense and doesn't seem like it could be offensive but for some, not all but maybe most, non-Christians the kind of religious power this man weilds is scary. That is MY opinion. You have yours and that is fine. Everyone is entiltled to their own opinions on everything.
As a Christian, I'm a little put off by the bandwagon hero worship of public figures like that. But he still seems like a good guy, and I will always defend someone who is being bashed for their honest display of faith. That being said, this rabbi seems a bit off. Kind of the "Obama is the Antichrist and ushering in the time of tribulation" kind of off. Why must we as people of faith be so TERRIFIED of people who believe a little differently than us?
I DID read the article....the rabbi is an idiot. Tebow is simply expressing his faith in his daily life, no matter what he is doing. That is inspiring. He is a man, a faithful man, but no more, no less. Detractors are just haters of religion in general. Whatever....let them hate.
All kidding aside, while not being ashamed of your faith is a good thing, I wish Tebow would read this Bible verse and take it to heart:
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full." Matthew 6:5
Jacqueline, thank you for not bashing Tebow again. It is refreshing to hear you take his side.
Tracylynne - to clarify... Tebow should not be allowed to speak his personal opinions about God and Jesus in public, because he is an influential person and he might be seen by non-Christian children. But it's ok for that hateful Rabbi to speak his personal opinions about Tebow in public, because it's his personal opinion and he has a right to do it?