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T-Bowing, V-Bowing, C-Bowing --- I Don't Like Any of It -- Stop It
January 15, 2012
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It isn't whether or not I like Tim Tebow, or not.
Seriously . . . It's not.
It's not a "God" thing, either.
I feel the same about Tim Tebow's religious T-BOWING as I do toward any type of "grandstanding" by the players in ANY sport.
I've played sports games all my life. I understand. I get it . . . You did your thing. You're happy. Yay Team! You're The Man. Way To Go!
Now . . . Get off the field.
Excessive celebration, whether pure joy or "in your face" taunting of the competition, cannot and should not be allowed on the field of play.
If you don't understand the need for this type of legislative control of on-the-field behavior . . . I would suggest that you have never played competitive sports and therefore you have no clue and no understanding of the hormones and genomes that drive player egos.
Remember the Ickey Shuffle?
How about Billy "White Shoes" Johnson and his Chicken Dance?
Remember when Terrell Owens signed a football after a TD catch and then threw the ball into the stands . . . While we all stood around and waited for him to finish.
How 'bout the cell phone hidden in the goal post?
The Urban Dictionary's Definition of "Tebowing:" is . . .
"To get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different."
Anyone who has played football knows what "take a knee" means. In his ostentatious devotion, Tebow has turned taking a knee into a spectacle of "look at me."
In a recent Lions' game, one lion defensive lineman even mocked the Denver Bronco quarterback by t-bowing over Tebow after a humiliating sack during a lop-sided and humiliating Bronco beat-down.
I do not ascribe to Divine Intervention when it comes to NFL Football. I honestly do not believe that "God" cares one bit whether Tim Tebow completes over fifty percent of his passes or throws for over 300 yards.
What if all athletes (in other sports) celebrated their faith the same way that Tebow does?
What if every time Calvin Johnson caught a pass for a first down, he pulled out an incense-burning thurible, fired it up with a match and then paid homage to his "God" with a smoke-based C-Bow celebration?
What if Barry Bonds did a B-Bow at every base after every home run during his career? Trot to first . . . B-Bow. Trot to 2nd base . . . B-Bow . . . Trot to 3rd base . . . B-Bow . . . and then to home plate for the final B-Bow. (That might take a bit of time)
What if Justin Verlander paused the game for a V-BOW after every strikeout last year . . . 10 or 11 times a game . . . Thanking his "God" for the split in his split-finger fastball?
TEBOWING -- What We Learned -- Bottom Line:
Tim Tebow is gone for this season. But . . . Tebow will be back next year . . .
And finally, God favors Patriots over Broncos and Loves Brady more than Tebow . . . or Righty QBs over Lefty QBs . . . or Big Ten over SEC or . . . blah, blah, blah . . .
You get the idea . . . It's not about faith or God or religion or prayer or . . . . well . . .
It's just a game . . . nothing more . . .
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G says:
On January 18, 2012
at 12:11 AM
I couldn't agree more, celebrating for doing the job you're already being paid way too much for doing. So you complete a pass, sacked a quarterback, recovered a fumble....good job, you did what you were paid to do, now get back in the huddle and prepare for the next play!!!
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Anonymous Says:
On January 19, 2012
at 08:32 AM
In a recent email, I read about a woman named Pam, who knows the pain of considering abortion. More than 24 years ago, she and her husband Bob were serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child. Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by a parasite found in contaminated food or drink. She went into a coma and was treated with strong antibiotics before they discovered she was pregnant.
Doctors urged her to abort the baby for her own safety and told her that the medicines had caused irreversible damage to her baby. She refused the abortion and cited her Christian faith as the reason for her hope that her son would be born without the devastating disabilities physicians predicted. Pam said the doctors didn't think of it as a life, they thought of it as a mass of fetal tissue. While pregnant, Pam nearly lost their baby four times but refused to consider abortion. She recalled making a pledge to God with her husband: If you will give us a son, we?ll name him Timothy and we?ll make him a preacher. Pam ultimately spent the last two months of her pregnancy in bed and eventually gave birth to a healthy baby boy He also plays football. Pam?s son is Tim Tebow. August 14, 1987. Pam?s youngest son is indeed a preacher. He preaches in prisons, makes hospital visits, and serves with his father?s ministry in the Philippines. The University of Florida?s star quarterback became the first sophomore in history to win college football?s highest award, the Heisman Trophy. His current role as quarterback of the Denver Broncos has provided an incredible platform for Christian witness. As a result, he is being called The Mile-High Messiah. Tim?s notoriety and the family?s inspiring story have given Pam numerous opportunities to speak on behalf of women?s centers across the country. Pam Tebow believes that every little baby you save matters. I pray her tribe will increase! May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always! |
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