All-purpose, running Tim Tebow sucks/is a deity thread!

[LongTimeListener]

When Abdur-Rahim was at Cal there was tons of news coverage about an afternoon game he played during Ramadan and how he couldn't eat for hours before, during or after it. Wasn't controversial at all.

 

[YankeeFan]

The "he must be a bigot if he doesn't agree with me" defense. Thought you were better than that. Oh well.

And the flippancy with which you responded to the Abdul-Rauf hypothetical says it all.

You've said you don't like him because of his religiosity.

How is that any different than disliking someone for speaking out about race, or sexual preference?

And, the Abdul-Rauf hypothetical was stupid. It deserved mockery. It was not comparable to anything Tebow has done.

 

[YGBFKM]

I should not have waded into this again. I will now take my leave to use the DMV database to track down deck Whitman.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Praise Tebow!

 

[YankeeFan]

When Abdur-Rahim was at Cal there was tons of news coverage about an afternoon game he played during Ramadan and how he couldn't eat for hours before, during or after it. Wasn't controversial at all.

Exactly. And the kids in Dearborn, MI get lots of favorable press for their night time football practices during Ramadan.

Tebow is religious, and he's forthright about it. So what?

 

[YankeeFan]

I should not have waded into this again. I will now take my leave to use the DMV database to track down deck Whitman.

If you bump into MisterCreosote, say high to him for me.

 

[YankeeFan]

I hate religion as much as BYH. But I'm loving this run - it's the story of this NFL season.

Whether it should be, given how historic this season has been, is a different issue.

Can you imagine what Fernandomania, Nomomania, or Mark Fidrych would have been like in an era of ESPN, 24-hour news channels/cycle, twitter, etc.?

This isn't that new. There are just a lot more megaphones now.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I'd like to see someone get up there and praise Allah so we could see what a shoulder shrug that would bring (Fox News and Limbaugh excepted).

 

[BYH]

The "he must be a bigot if he doesn't agree with me" defense. Thought you were better than that. Oh well.

And the flippancy with which you responded to the Abdul-Rauf hypothetical says it all.

You've said you don't like him because of his religiosity.

How is that any different than disliking someone for speaking out about race, or sexual preference?

And, the Abdul-Rauf hypothetical was stupid. It deserved mockery. It was not comparable to anything Tebow has done.

It was anything but stupid, as evidenced by your dodging of the issue. What did you think of his National Anthem protest, YankeeFan?

 

[LongTimeListener]

The controversy of the anthem protest was not about being Muslim. It was about his actions toward the American flag. That does kind of get people riled up. I can live with it myself, but that's a pretty non-religious hot button. Carlos Delgado got in hot water for it too and it didn't have a thing to do with religion, in fact he's probably Catholic.

That's a ridiculous comparison to Tebow praising God.

 

[Mystery Meat II]

I had this debate with some co-workers the other day. If Tebow was any other religion doing what he did people would hate him. If Abdul-Rauf kneeled and faced Mecca every time he hit a three-pointer how would he have been received?

Would probably effect his ability to get back on defense. I assume fans would be pissed if it led to uncontested points at the other end.

Starman wouldn't know what to do with himself at that point. On the one hand, he could use it to lash out at those who are scared of the Moo-slems. On the other hand, the only way the team could accommodate him would be to play a four corners offense and a slow-down zone, thus Playing the Right Way and pissing him off to no end.

 

[dreunc1542]

I had this debate with some co-workers the other day. If Tebow was any other religion doing what he did people would hate him. If Abdul-Rauf kneeled and faced Mecca every time he hit a three-pointer how would he have been received?

Would probably effect his ability to get back on defense. I assume fans would be pissed if it led to uncontested points at the other end.

Starman wouldn't know what to do with himself at that point. On the one hand, he could use it to lash out at those who are scared of the Moo-slems. On the other hand, the only way the team could accommodate him would be to play a four corners offense and a slow-down zone, thus Playing the Right Way and pissing him off to no end.

Well played.