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5. Sports figures are never heroes, regardless of what they believe.

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 01:05 PM

Jan 2012

Anyone who wears their religion on their sleeve will always get a thumbsdown from me.

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If Tebow Was A Muslim.... [View all] Yavin4 Jan 2012 OP

They'd treat him like he was a Muslim taterguy Jan 2012 #1

Ask Muhammad Ali. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #3

The media would treat him like shit.. Upton Jan 2012 #4

Sports figures are never heroes, regardless of what they believe. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #5

Why yes it did, as a matter of fact. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #9

I agree that football is about talent not at all about religion.. Upton Jan 2012 #11

Really? trumad Jan 2012 #6

FoxNews would put Pam Geller on to call him a terrorist Jack Rabbit Jan 2012 #8

Forget about the media, how would DUers treat him? Renew Deal Jan 2012 #12

Some DUers who complain about Tebow's "prosthelytizing" hughee99 Jan 2012 #14