The Tebow Affect
November 18, 2011
I am a big sports fan and I will typically watch any sports that is on. I have been lucky enough to miss all of the Denver Broncos games. The reason being they are not good in any aspect. Once Tim Tebow became the starter sports talk shows have either loved on the guy or hated on him. In either way it did not reflect his athletic ability instead his faith in God.
I’ll give him this. He has squeaked out wins with less than good performances. But because of his openness of his beliefs he has become a media target. “The Tebow” has become a way to make fun of him. It is when he kneels and prays after doing something good. It has turned into other teams doing it in mockery of him after sacking him for example.
There are a lot of Christian athletes that the media knows of but they don’t put on a show like Tebow does. Matt Hasselbeck QB of the Titans, Colt McCoy QB Browns are just a few of those who claim similar beliefs but they don’t act like Tebow does or get the media attention based on faith that Tebow does.
When he went to the University of Florida he often wore blackout under his eyes where he would have scripture written. It either caused non sports fans but religious people to embrace him or people who were against his antics and they made fun of him.
I am not here to say this is right but I wish for the sake of religion and peoples beliefs that he wouldn’t be so charismatic about it. I really think what he has been doing is causing more harm than good.
In a country where there are so many people seeking something positive I wish that it seemed positive to me but instead I look at it as a distraction. If you ever watch a game where he is playing, watch it and when he does something good and the cameras are on him watch him.
It may be valid but if so why does he have to be so out there unlike Hasselbeck, etc. I just don’t get it.
Faith is not determined by works and vice versa. It is a case of the heart of the person and no one should be the judge of that. I just don’t like his antics that’s all it distracts us.
