Re: Tebow
LOL, the Charlie Pierce article is one of the most biased pieces I have read for a long time. He isn't impartial to Tim Tebow, he loathes him and everything he stands for. If you don't like Tebow, you probably like the article. If you like Tebow, you probably don't like the article (if you understand the many references the author makes).
A few high points from the article (from my perspective):
He repeatedly refers to one of Tebows interests as anti-choice, wording Tebow and a significant portion of the American public would find inflammatory.
He makes inflammatory remarks about James Dobson, a relatively well respected person. A very well respected minister by a significant portion of the American public.
He quotes and talks about Christopher Hitchens with the same reverence the religious quote their pastors.
He mentions Menken, Twain, and quotes James Madison. Three guys who weren't very high on religion (to say the least) and would probably rail against or make fun of Tim Tebow if they were alive today.
I did not know the Philippines were 95% Catholic, which could call into question the stated motives of Bob Tebow (Tim's dad). However, I would bet that the Tebows do a lot of good in the Philappines. Edit - I read through that part of the article again, Pierce twists Bob Tebow's words through his own cynicism to make them sound like disingenuous or dishonest, then backs it up with statistics and statements that don't really have anything to do with what Bob Tebow meant.
To people like Pierce, Tim Tebow just provides an opportunity to proselytize their own world view. That article could have been written by Stu Whitney.
Originally posted by RabbitObsessed
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A few high points from the article (from my perspective):
He repeatedly refers to one of Tebows interests as anti-choice, wording Tebow and a significant portion of the American public would find inflammatory.
He makes inflammatory remarks about James Dobson, a relatively well respected person. A very well respected minister by a significant portion of the American public.
He quotes and talks about Christopher Hitchens with the same reverence the religious quote their pastors.
He mentions Menken, Twain, and quotes James Madison. Three guys who weren't very high on religion (to say the least) and would probably rail against or make fun of Tim Tebow if they were alive today.
I did not know the Philippines were 95% Catholic, which could call into question the stated motives of Bob Tebow (Tim's dad). However, I would bet that the Tebows do a lot of good in the Philappines. Edit - I read through that part of the article again, Pierce twists Bob Tebow's words through his own cynicism to make them sound like disingenuous or dishonest, then backs it up with statistics and statements that don't really have anything to do with what Bob Tebow meant.
To people like Pierce, Tim Tebow just provides an opportunity to proselytize their own world view. That article could have been written by Stu Whitney.
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