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catnhatnh

(8,976 posts) Tue May 13, 2014, 01:23 PM May 2014

Tim Tebow vs Michael Sam [View all]

A lot of Republicans are saying that we are hypocrites because we scorned Tin Tebow's Christianity and embraced Michael Sam's homosexuality. I think the characterization is unfair-to judge them equally we first need to see Michael Sam in the end zone having gay sex on national tv....

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Tim Tebow vs Michael Sam [View all] catnhatnh May 2014 OP

Tebow's Christianity is a choice... SidDithers May 2014 #1

Beat me to it. Dawgs May 2014 #2

It could be argued that Tebow's stupidity was not a choice corkhead May 2014 #7

Tim Tebow's reputation is based on his ability/inability to be an professional quarterback Justice May 2014 #3

Tebow wasn't a major league talent. immoderate May 2014 #4

Agree...it was a pro-Christian bias that got him drafted in the first place...nt joeybee12 May 2014 #5

Don't you think that maybe Tebow Jenoch May 2014 #11

No, not at all...all the experts were talking about how he couldn't throw, joeybee12 May 2014 #13

Just curious? Lurker Deluxe May 2014 #16

Um...what records for throwing? joeybee12 May 2014 #19

. Lurker Deluxe May 2014 #21

I attempted to find out who the first sophomore was that won the Heisman. Jenoch May 2014 #28

Who was the first sophomore to win the Heisman? Jenoch May 2014 #25

I think it was Herschel Walker at Georgia in the 80s rurallib May 2014 #26

Herschel was a junior. His freshman season was in 1980. He won the Heisman after the '82 season. Jenoch May 2014 #29

what is ocb? rurallib May 2014 #31

Obsessive Compulsive Behavior Jenoch May 2014 #32

you were right Tebow is the only sophomore to win it rurallib May 2014 #35

And he turned out to be a major bust Terra Alta May 2014 #12

Made no sense to draft him, especially not the first round... joeybee12 May 2014 #14

Sam's sexual orientation is not a choice. Dawson Leery May 2014 #6

Tebow never had the ability to play the position he wanted in the NFL jmowreader May 2014 #41

Maybe one day Christians will be able to be President or marry their sweetheart Lex May 2014 #8

The difference between the two Terra Alta May 2014 #9

As far as I know, Sam isn't going around insisting that everyone SHOULD BE gay rocktivity May 2014 #10

Tebow all show - no go liberal N proud May 2014 #15

One can't play good football....the other can? MADem May 2014 #17

Being drafted 249th out of 256 was not necessarily good for Michael Sam FarCenter May 2014 #18

Honest question Aerows May 2014 #20

It's called the Deep Out...and Tebow can't throw it. Lochloosa May 2014 #22

I can see the comparison.. Upton May 2014 #23

I'm trying to see how he was 'scorned' n2doc May 2014 #24

They both suck at football Dreamer Tatum May 2014 #27

I still don't understand why there are comparisons between these two people. Jenoch May 2014 #30

That's a good question gratuitous May 2014 #33

I am quite sure that there have been thousands of NFL draftees Jenoch May 2014 #34

That was sort of my point gratuitous May 2014 #36

Most of them could play pro football, though jmowreader May 2014 #42

Threads like this generally suck for a simple reason Dreamer Tatum May 2014 #37

I agree with you... Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #40

Christians are not an oppressed minority. Shannon1981 May 2014 #38

Tim Tebow was not the first Christian ever drafted by the NFL Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #39