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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon May 12, 2014, 11:23 AM May 2014

Conservatives Complain Sam Is Treated Better For Being Gay Than Tebow Was For Being A Christian [View all]

TOM KLUDT – MAY 12, 2014, 10:30 AM EDT

Some conservatives have always been pretty touchy about Tim Tebow.

When the former Heisman Trophy winner took the NFL by storm a couple years ago with his late game heroics and his public displays of Christian faith, some on the right were quick to defend the quarterback from occasional mockery.

"Tebowing" was all the rage, with even fellow NFL players mimicking the quarterback's ritual of bowing on one knee to pray. A sketch on "Saturday Night Live" imagined Jesus paying Tebow a visit in the locker room.

Some didn't find the jokes too funny, and even employed cries of a double-standard. One Fox Sports columnist, for example, argued that nobody would ridicule Tebow if he practiced Islam.

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Conservatives Complain Sam Is Treated Better For Being Gay Than Tebow Was For Being A Christian [View all] DonViejo May 2014 OP

lol PeaceNikki May 2014 #1

Translation: OMG people are QUESTIONING us! rustydog May 2014 #21

If God wanted little Timmy in the NFL, he'd be there. JoePhilly May 2014 #2

If Sam whips out a rainbow flag in the endzone and waves it around after every touchdown Arugula Latte May 2014 #3

Fortunately for the RWNJs, House of Roberts May 2014 #8

As you can probably tell ... Arugula Latte May 2014 #15

Commandment update: undeterred May 2014 #4

Oh, Brother! ProfessorGAC May 2014 #5

Tebow was/is ridiculed because he is not talented. Sam is being "treated better" because he PeaceNikki May 2014 #6

well - Tebow's not talented and he chose to practice his religion publicly rurallib May 2014 #20

And-or, in this case, the NFL did superstring1 May 2014 #35

Jealousy is a sin and Tebow is old news. Lint Head May 2014 #7

Well, Tebow chose his fate. Scuba May 2014 #9

so why dOesn't he come out ? JI7 May 2014 #10

hehehe... RoBear May 2014 #12

Awww..... RoBear May 2014 #11

+1 MissMillie May 2014 #19

Yeah, well I've never heard about Sam Le Taz Hot May 2014 #13

Tebow was a bad quarterback Gothmog May 2014 #14

NeoCons...TeaBow, oops, I mean Tebow rustydog May 2014 #16

I was expecting a MUCH longer OP TBF May 2014 #17

Both Tebow and Sam have very good qualities often not seen in men their age. NCTraveler May 2014 #18

Very decent response. Agree totally superstring1 May 2014 #34

Thats because gays accept Christians but not always vica versa. TeamPooka May 2014 #22

Yep, that's generally the way it seems. n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #30

Why should gays accept them? FrodosPet May 2014 #33

What would they say ... GeorgeGist May 2014 #23

Oh, such bullshit gollygee May 2014 #24

Sam Is Treated Better? tebow was a mediocre QB talent who was drafted in first freakin' round. KG May 2014 #25

Does Sam wear his sexual orientation on his sleeve? liberal N proud May 2014 #26

Do they always conflate religious faith with sexual orientation? n/t Orsino May 2014 #27

They certainly seem to, in fact, if one were to investigate their background and psyche some, one RKP5637 May 2014 #29

They're upset because Sam is breaking some of the chains of oppression on RKP5637 May 2014 #28

Being Christian is a choice Capt. Obvious May 2014 #31

This is insane! get the red out May 2014 #32

Tebow lacked skills bpj62 May 2014 #36