We need more Tebows, McCoys, and Bradfords
- October 14, 2009
- Faith, Sports
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Fort Myers, Florida, columnist and self-identified Lutheran Sam Cook has taken Gators quarterback Tim Tebow to task for openly displaying his Christian faith on and off the field:
Religion – except for the “Hail Mary” pass – has no place in sports.
In Tebow’s case, he should play football and forget about us sinners for 31/2 hours every Saturday.
Somehow, we’ll survive without him displaying a “John 3:16″ Bible verse under his eyes. We separate church and state. Why not church and sports?
Actually, I think we need more athletes like Tebow and Texas quarterback Colt McCoy and OU quarterback Sam Bradford: men and women who not only live out their faith off the field and out of the spotlight but who display it in the public eye as well.
Listen, I’m not a big Florida fan, and the Tebow hype is beyond ridiculous. But greatly I admire him for standing up for what he believes, even if it’s not always the popular thing to do.
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