Posted on 02/11/2007 7:48:24 AM PST by Chi-townChief
bingo!
"Totally ignorant on Telander's part considering the near-veneration of Cassius Muhammad Ali Clay, Lew Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Alcindor, Chicago's own Muhsin Muhammad, et al."
My thought exactly. If you substitute "allah", "muslim", etc. Then you don't hear a peep out of the likes of Telander. This guy is an idiot.
I'd like Telander to consider that the Christian faith is tolerant, especially compared to other religions. Christians embrace anyone who wants to come into our house of worship. And modern day Christians are not known for sawing off heads or blowing up others, among other atrocities.
Liberals can't stand moral authority, and moral absolutes, and they take it out on Christianity.
It's like I always say. The commies in the media would have loved it if Dungy would have never brought up Jesus or God or anything religious. But he did and guess what? The commies in the left wing propaganda machine dropped him like a hot potato. Just think if Tiger Woods said that he owes all of his success to the Lord Jesus Christ. he would be finished. I'll guarantee that.
The NFL needs more guys like Tony Dungy.
My thoughts exactly. Isn't he essentially telling Dungy how to live his faith? I've never heard Dungy telling another person how to live, beyond perhaps showing by example. Yet this guy feels threatened by that enough to suggest that Christianity's mere visibility is de facto intolerance and should be stomped out. His lack of personal insight is truly stunning.
Dungy's just a Christofascist godbag trying to impose his morality on those who want to f**k without consequence.(Oops,...sorry,I was being channeled through John Edwards blog.)
"Takes a special kind of a-hole to go after Tony Dungy. (I am not a Colts fan)"
Another thing that's enjoyable is the dilemma faced by liberal a-holes, (redundant I know), covering the Super Bowl. They are left with wanting to sing the praises of 2 black coaches, since we all know that anything done by someone who isn't a white male is special. But the problem is both coaches are deeply religious, (Christian), men. Wow, what a conflict for a lib.
I was pulling for Tony Dungy. His public persona is awesome. How he handled the death of his son is something to be admired. Mr. Dungy also tried to acknowledge the race issue, and downplay it at the same time. Something that I appreciated. Finally, his profession of faith at a time when faith is regarded as something that only the weak minded have, (by the liberal MSM), shows strength of character and faith.
Good for Tony Dungy, God Bless him.
When this finally the case, they bring up the color of the skin. Who cares that he and Lovey were AA? They are both really good coaches and they seem like decent men.
This guy seems like a class act. Even though they beat my Pats.
This writer is a petty and jealous pissant. His insecurities glare through his writings. He wishes that he could accomplish something of merit and will attack anyone who does not share his narrow little secular view.
I do not have a dog in this hunt because I am pretty much religiously agnostic. However, I must say that I find Dungy's, and other devout sportsman's humility refreshing among the towering egos in pro sports. If it will take more religion to return honor and decency to pro sports, then I say: Hallelujah, and pass the ball!
This attack by Telander is a hard one to figure because (at least as far as I know) Dungy and the Colts were very gracious winners and Lovie Smith and da Bears appeared gracious in defeat as well. Unless I missed something.
If Dungy had asserted it was a new double, high-low, reverse blocking scheme that had led to success that's OK. But if attributes success to God...well that's wrong.
They were hoping for that soundbite and it never happened.
Modern day liberal blasphemy! In the mind of the intolerant leftist, you can't have religion trumping race.
His religious expression even trumped his honor at being the history-setting first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl.
Both he and Bears coach Lovie Smith were not only black coaches, Dungy stated, ''but Christian coaches showing you can win doing it the Lord's way. We're more proud of that.''
Says to me that Coach Dungy has his priorities exactly right!
Sportswriters are not journalists. They are the normally congenial if somewhat retarded housepets of the hacks who populate newspaper offices.
"Having come face to face with a wolf on a dirt road in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in late fall a couple of years ago, I can tell you it is a hair-raising experience."
Teleander should have prayed.
"It will be interesting to follow this guy (Tyson)with the nutty face tattoo and the ruined boxing reputation to the very end."
Tyson should learn to pray too.
"I wonder how a wolf pack would treat Artest if the tables were turned."
Artest would be praying too.
Telander should pray and thank God that he lives in a free nation where he can continue to write such vacuuous drivel.
I wonder if the nitwit writing this has any idea of the irony of this sentence? Coach Dungy gave witness to his Christian faith...he didn't malign anyone else or any other faith and for that this writer is highly critical and intolerant. And he accuses Dungy of intolerance!
The irony is that the Chicago coach is also a devout Christian, IIRC.
I agree with you. A hatred of religion has more to do with it, I think. These people show their own intolerence by really even caring what methodology Dungy or Lovie Smith use. I thought the Bears showed class at their loss. I think it is time to quit blamimg Grossman for the whole loss, though. On to next year. Hope its a good season for both teams!
The only problem I had with Dungy's statements was saying the Colts believed in God more than the Bears do.
I guess the millions the McCaskeys have given to rebuild and remodel churches all over the world makes them atheists. I thought it was just catholic but while that is the bulk it has gone to all types of churches as well as some synagogues.
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