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ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 01:40 PM Feb 2013

Tim Tebow Cancels Appearance At Anti-Gay Megachurch

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/tebow-cancels-gig-controversial-dallas-church-article-1.1269712

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Tim Tebow apparently consulted a higher power - Twitter - and decided not to speak at the controversial First Baptist Church of Dallas in April.

Tebow, still on the Jets’ roster until further notice, tweeted Thursday that he would cancel the appearance “due to new information that has been brought to my attention.”

From @TimTebow: “While I was looking forward to sharing a message of hope and Christ's unconditional love with the faithful members of the historic ... First Baptist Church of Dallas in April, due to new information that has been brought to my attention, I have decided to cancel my ... upcoming appearance. I will continue to use the platform God has blessed me with to bring Faith, Hope and Love to all those ... needing a brighter day. Thank you for all of your love and support. God Bless!”

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Never thought I'd say, "Good decision, Tim..." ever.


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Tim Tebow Cancels Appearance At Anti-Gay Megachurch (Original Post) ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 OP
If only he exercised that kind of judgment when reading defenses. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #1
There is a flaw in that statement. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #3
Linear B is Greek, not Sumerian RZM Feb 2013 #18
Wasn't thought to be at first, however. That's what puzzled them. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #21
That's just mean... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #4
Anybody ever ask you to play pro football, or did you just take your Heisman Trophy and fade away? 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #10
It nice to see a christian whacko have to back down. Walk away Feb 2013 #2
He hasn't backed down, he's just waiting for this storm to pass Brother Buzz Feb 2013 #6
I'm not shocked. Hopefully he end up a big loser. The right loves them some losers! nt Walk away Feb 2013 #7
Of course not! LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #30
One thing I'll say for Timmeh, he does have a quick-acting PR team... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #5
Wasn't his brother in charge of that side of it all? ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #16
Not sure...but they really do keep a close eye on stuff like this... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #17
Maybe he's joined "'Love Wins' Evangelical Christianity" Taverner Feb 2013 #8
... Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #9
Too bad he didn't cancel his arrogance and hubris Blue4Texas Feb 2013 #11
Tim Tebow gets something of a bum rap, both on and off the field. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #12
I agree, TC. Bake Feb 2013 #13
I'm surprised he didn't go with the Jacksonville Jaguars when he had the chance. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #14
I agree RZM Feb 2013 #19
Because he's the world's crappiest Heisman Trophy winner Hard Assets Feb 2013 #23
I thought the 2011 Broncos made it to the playoffs *because* of the defense. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #24
Flacco is way overrated. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #28
Disagree strongly. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #29
The Jets are shopping Tebow, but will likely not get anything for him and release him FarCenter Feb 2013 #15
Maybe they'll ship him off to the CFL. TheMightyFavog Feb 2013 #31
"Christ's unconditional love"?????! Zoeisright Feb 2013 #20
We're supposed to have it, though. dawg Feb 2013 #22
Unless you're gay. Or anyone who that hateful bigot pastor doesn't agree with. Initech Feb 2013 #25
If you take the gospel's depiction of Jesus at its word, then that's how you are supposed to live. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #27
Good for him. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #26

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
3. There is a flaw in that statement.
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 01:47 PM
Feb 2013

It should read:

"I only he exercised that kind of judgment when reading defenses and still not have that look on his face as if they were written in Sumerian Linear B."

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
21. Wasn't thought to be at first, however. That's what puzzled them.
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 04:52 PM
Feb 2013

Ventris thought it to be a refinement of earlier Sumerian cueiform, when it was actually archaic Mycenaean Greek derived from pictographs.

He finally figured it out.


One thing Tebow never will.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
2. It nice to see a christian whacko have to back down.
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 01:44 PM
Feb 2013

Go Social Network! Keep up the good work and marginalize assholes wherever they rear their ugly heads!

Brother Buzz

(36,454 posts)
6. He hasn't backed down, he's just waiting for this storm to pass
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 01:54 PM
Feb 2013

Mr Tebow called Dr. Jeffress Wednesday evening saying that for personal and professional reasons he needed to avoid controversy at this time, but would like to come to First Baptist Dallas to speak at a future date.


LiberalFighter

(51,020 posts)
30. Of course not!
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 11:56 AM
Feb 2013

He still opposes gays and lesbians. He still wants them to go to hell. He still wants to make life miserable for him.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
5. One thing I'll say for Timmeh, he does have a quick-acting PR team...
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 01:50 PM
Feb 2013

Who knows how to do damage control.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
17. Not sure...but they really do keep a close eye on stuff like this...
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 12:10 PM
Feb 2013

That said, I doubt Timmeh cares this jackass pastor is a homophobe and anti-semite...he just doesn't want the bad pr.

 

Taverner

(55,476 posts)
8. Maybe he's joined "'Love Wins' Evangelical Christianity"
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 02:02 PM
Feb 2013

New wave in the Evangelical world that takes the anti out of Christianity

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
9. ...
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 02:02 PM
Feb 2013

"I will continue to use the platform God has blessed me with to bring Faith, Hope and Love to all those ... needing a brighter day."

If he believes in an Omnipotent Benevolent Invisible Friend In The Sky then why doesn't this magical deity just bring Faith, Hope and Love directly to all instead of going through Lil' Timmy? I guess it's too busy smiting children with cancer and bringing famine to Africa and inflicting Real Housewives shows on us.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,189 posts)
12. Tim Tebow gets something of a bum rap, both on and off the field.
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 04:55 PM
Feb 2013

Yes, he is relentlessly evangelical in his religious beliefs, but never has been overtly devisive about it the way some evangelicals can get.

And as a quarterback, well he did have one more playoff victory for the Broncos than the man who replaced him. For the life of me I didn't know why the Jets didn't at least try starting him for one game and seeing how that would work. Couldn't really get worse than Mark Sanchez, IMHO.

I'll go on record on saying I've got no real bone to pick with Tim Tebow. Good on him for doing the right thing here.

Bake

(21,977 posts)
13. I agree, TC.
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 05:09 PM
Feb 2013

Tebow's not my favorite QB, but a lot of people (esp. here on DU) despise him just because of his religion. I don't. I don't always agree with him, but he worked his butt off in the college game, and if he lands with the right team, he'll be a good QB in the NFL. I say cut him some slack. And yes, he did the right thing in this case by cancelling his appearance at FBC Dallas.

Bake

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,189 posts)
14. I'm surprised he didn't go with the Jacksonville Jaguars when he had the chance.
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 05:11 PM
Feb 2013

His hometown and close by the University of Florida.

Don't think he would have done worse than Blaine Gabbert, at least.

 

RZM

(8,556 posts)
19. I agree
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 12:21 PM
Feb 2013

He's not the greatest player to grace the field, but I think he does endure way more hatin' than he deserves. He seems like a decent person to me.

It's telling that few people here are praising this correct decision and instead spinning it so it doesn't challenge their preconceptions.

 

Hard Assets

(274 posts)
23. Because he's the world's crappiest Heisman Trophy winner
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 05:09 PM
Feb 2013

and for the life of me, I *still* don't understand why he won it.

He had excellent supporting cast that *made* him look good.

When he started in 2011 for Fox, Fox had to *adjust* his offense to meet Tebow's demand.

That's why we got Manning.

Now we need to fix the defense.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,189 posts)
24. I thought the 2011 Broncos made it to the playoffs *because* of the defense.
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 05:51 PM
Feb 2013

And in spite of Tebow. At least according to the man's detractors.

In the interests of full disclosure, however, I'm a Ravens fan and the Broncos and Manning put up a tough show in the AFC Divisional Game. So I can't bash them too much. They just happened to fall victim to the NFL's newest elite quarterback, that's all.

 

Hard Assets

(274 posts)
28. Flacco is way overrated.
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 08:30 PM
Feb 2013

The Ravens without Lewis is going to be a very weak team., defenseively. Reed is about a year or so from retiring as well.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,189 posts)
29. Disagree strongly.
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 10:39 AM
Feb 2013

First quarterback to win a playoff game in his first five seasons, winningnest quarterback in the NFL over the past five years, and in the 2012 postseason tied Joe Montana for the most touchdowns in a postseason without an interception, and tied Montana and Kurt Warner for the most touchdowns in a postseason, ending with a 117.2 passing rating.

I love Ray Lewis and I'll miss his energy, but other than the Wild Card game against Indy, he was pretty much a non-factor in the postseason and had long declined in his play. Ditto for Reed. The Ravens might never have another 2000 level offense, but they still have some solid D players (Ngata) and an extremely potent offense.

 

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
15. The Jets are shopping Tebow, but will likely not get anything for him and release him
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 05:13 PM
Feb 2013

Hard to say whether some other team will pick him up, but this is probably not a good time for him to have a high profile off the field.

TheMightyFavog

(13,770 posts)
31. Maybe they'll ship him off to the CFL.
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 01:01 PM
Feb 2013

But then again, what did Canada ever do to us to deserve the likes of Tebow?

Zoeisright

(8,339 posts)
20. "Christ's unconditional love"?????!
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 12:39 PM
Feb 2013

Yeah, right, Tebow - like you XTians have any of that. What a fucking maroon.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
22. We're supposed to have it, though.
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 05:05 PM
Feb 2013

Christians are supposed to be loving and willing to sacrifice our own needs for the needs of others. Most of us fall very far short of that ideal. Many are so far off the mark they no longer even acknowledge it.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,189 posts)
27. If you take the gospel's depiction of Jesus at its word, then that's how you are supposed to live.
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 06:01 PM
Feb 2013

It's not the fault of the entire Christian religion that some of its adherents fall way, way short of that goal.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
26. Good for him.
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 06:00 PM
Feb 2013

Granted, I'm still glad he's no longer QB for my team, the Broncos, but today, at least, he made a good decision.

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