Posted on 11/15/2011 6:26:54 AM PST by InvisibleChurch
He's the model citizen, the guy you want your daughter to date, yet Tim Tebow can't help being the most polarizing figure in all of professional sports.
And during the upcoming holiday shopping season, Tebow is going to get even more controversial -- once again without any action on his part.
A handful of Denver fans have decided a customized Tim Tebow jersey would make for the perfect Christmas gift. What could possibly be troubling about that? A whole lot, depending on who you ask.
Rather than have the last name "Tebow" on the back of the Broncos jersey, these fans have placed "Jesus" above Tebow's No. 15.
Not everyone thinks it's appropriate. Some fans told CNN (via KTVQ) that the new custom apparel is blasphemous.
"Sports is one thing, and Jesus is another thing," Traci Yown, a mom Christmas shopping for her son told the network. "I like to have their names, their last names on the jerseys. I'm a Christian, but I mean I wouldn't want people going around having Jesus on the back of their jerseys."
(Excerpt) Read more at thepostgame.com ...
Alas, I was distraught over a series of sad turns of events.
Things had just seemed to snowball with bad news upon bad news.
Then I saw a sign: Do You Need Help? Call on Jesus!
So I dialed the number at the bottom of the sign.
Next day a guy showed up to mow my lawn.
The only people who care about this are people who should know better
I guess wearing a ‘Jesus’ Tebow shirt is just lower than clubbing baby seals...
I love it, but mostly because it will make the irrational Tebow haters go even more bonkers.
>Why should we co-opt McCulture
I don't know, I think I'm with rzman21 on this one. I'm very uncomfortable with the idea of self-identifying as "Jesus" on the back of a jersey.
If you must put a Christian meme there, use "WWJD" or something other than identifying the wearer of a football jersey as Christ.
When I first heard of this I thought that folks were using this to mock Tebow's religious beliefs.
BTW I'm not a fan of Christian "memes" in general; wearing a (simple) crucifix or cross is one thing, but the pop-culture stuff (like WWJD - I know, here come the flames) dumbs down Christianity IMHO.
Christian belief can not be boiled down to WWJD. I've heard this phrase used to justify all kinds of dubious beliefs and actions.
I think a little more Jesus every day’ would do a lot for this crumbling World.
There is no Harm !!
I'm Jewish, and I deeply admire a public figure who is not afraid to profess his faith, consequences be damned.
So-called “Christian” advertising conveys a superficial Christianity that is devoid of any deeper meaning. I see it as trite and blasphemous.
Megachurch Evangelicalism is a mile wide and an inch deep.
I’d call that inappropriate too, because it comes uncomfortably close to calling Tebow “Jesus,” something even Tebow wouldn’t want, and taken literally it would be a blasphemy. But not all instances of “polluting” McCulture with Christian icons are blasphemy, unless it’s blaspheming the way McCulture is so stuck on itself. (Speaking of genuine McCulture, you ought to read some of the vacuous copy on McDonalds drinking cups today. Season’s Cravings? What, is it Selfmas?)
How about that?
A Christmas present with the name Jesus on it.
What a concept!
What is this Christmas thingy anyway?
Does it have anything to do with kwanza or winter holidays?
Yes, Jesus does save, and if a silly picture like that can open up the conversation, then God has blessed it.
NOT appropriate.
Megachurch Evangelicalism is a mile wide and an inch deep.
You sound just like the type of person who only goes to church so you can sit in judgment of others. You can not lift yourself closer to God by stepping on other peoples heads.
If he is a sincere Christian (and I believe that he is) Tebow needs to make a statement today that this is inappropriate and he would like it to stop.
Good point. Maybe it would be clearer if it said something like “Jesus Is Mine” rather than the context-ambiguous “Jesus,” but indeed what better Christmas present than something that praises Jesus Christ?
I haven’t been closely tied to this football season, but Tim Tebow so far is just taking care of business. He is helping his teammates win games and the coaches are working with his strengths to help the team. Are any journalists ever going to help their team (USA) anymore? Division is all they are about.
Maybe if he donned his own “Jesus Is Mine” jersey, he’d make the point. They’ll put any name on a jersey, as someone mentioned above.
I look at that shirt and it screams that Tebow follows Jesus....so what. A little tacky, but not offensive. This is a mountain out of am mole hill kind of thing.
So, how does it feel to sit in the judgment seat? Speck in the eye and all that.
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