Getting riled up about the Tim Tebow super bowl ad.
Feb 4th by Jon- Tagged in:
- commercials,
- Focus on the Family,
- Tebow
This Sunday, former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow will be in a Super Bowl commercial. The commercial is for Focus on the Family and is centered on pro life issues. I wasn’t going to mention it, because I’ve already written about Tebow in the past, but then I kept seeing chatter about this commercial everywhere.
Online, on the radio, on TV, people are riled up about it. I think I have a different opinion on the whole matter:
1. There better be a worship eagle.
Unless there’s a worship eagle that swoops down and screams at least once, I will be forced to declare this commercial “non-Christian.” Sorry, that’s just how strongly I feel about this particular bird of prey and his biblical origins.
2. I hope he tackles the devil.
This one is going to be difficult to pull off in a classy way, but it would be great if at some point during the commercial, Tebow could tackle the devil. I don’t know how or maybe even why, but I think that would be pretty sweet. (Bonus points if Stryper’s “To Hell with the Devil” is playing while he does it.)
3. Tim better not fumble the snap while lined up under the center.
Ohhh, obscure football reference.
4. He better not be wearing anything from the Metrosexual Worship Leader list.
Seriously, if even a shred of unnecessary scarf makes a cameo I am going to pummel Tim Tebow. (And by “pummel” I mean “write a blog about him, not physically hit him” as he would snap me like the brittle twig of a man I am.)
5. AC Green should make an appearance.
You might forget AC Green, but I don’t. Back when I was in middle school, AC Green was known as “The NBA’s only virgin.” That wasn’t his official basketball nickname cause it’s hard to yell, “And another rebound by the NBA’s only virgin,” but it’s the name I gave him. He was one of the few Christian athletes we had at the time and whenever you mentioned his name, you were required to say, “He’s a virgin.” Hopefully he’ll stop by the commercial or maybe Kevin Johnson or Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs will pop in. (Mike’s not a Christian that I know of, but he’s so nice!)
Even though I like Tebow and have seen some great articles about his faith on ESPN lately, chances are, they won’t do any of these things during the commercial. And to tell you the truth, those aren’t really even what I want the most. The one thing I’m holding out for is that Tim throws a touchdown, I catch it and then the camera pans down and I’m not holding a ball, I’m holding the Stuff Christians Like
What do you hope happens during the Tim Tebow commercial? How would you made it awesome?
I only got married two years ago, at the very end of my 20s, so...
Comments
I hope that after you make that catch and the camera shot shows you holding Stuff Christians Like, there's a shot of the crowd doing the wave with each person holding a copy in their hand as the wave rolls throughout the stadium…what?!! It could happen! Dare to dream friend, dare to dream…
sigh. i found this post and the comments following kinda sad. negativity and snarkiness and sometimes down right hatefulness. most of the time you guys cheer me up but today you just brought me down. wishing sunshine and rainbows and all things carebears would quickly come back into the world!
I was hoping that someone would give a little fetus a chance at life.
Hmm, what's that smell…..is it 'smug'?
I hope he can say more like: It's everyone's responsibility to support the nearest 15 year-old preggo, to start adopting babies and their mothers if need be and to remember that a baby's life starts at conception but doesn't end when she finds herself considering abortion. So let's all stop standing on street corners with anti-abortion signs, pretending like it effects change.
I think abortion is wrong. But I think that the ridiculous things we Christians like to say to people who don't share our standards are far greater sins.
Sorry, I hear FOTF and I start to wonder how wretched the thing may be. But Timmy sounds like a lovely man.
I think this is the first reasonable comment I've read. Thank you!
I needed that.
Well, girls, I'm glad no one decided to debate the point with me. And I'm really glad if it encouraged you.
the last magazine article i read on tebow said he may not be the next great nfl quarterback but there's a good chance he may be the next billy graham, either sounds pretty cool.
signed – seminole fan
I am glad that Tim Tebow is going to do a pro life commercial during the Superbowl.
The only way this commercial could be more awesome would be if suddenly, Tim Tebow whips out a guitar and leads America in a non-threatening pseudo-worship song, like "I Can Only Imagine" or "The Reason" by Hoobastank. His Christian points would soar!
Tackling the devil while Stryper's song "To hell with the devil" is playing. How could God NOT use that? I smell revival!
We non-Americans find it amusing how much attention gets paid to the ads in America. In Australia, the ads during a sports game are seen as a good chance to go to the bathroom or grab more food from the kitchen, not an attraction.
Wow. The only thing controversial about that ad is that it directed people to a hateful website at the end.
It still irks me though that last years United Church of Christ (a mainline Christian denomination)'s ad was denied last year, and extremist group was granted ad space.
Hmmm Tebow tackled his mom….Is she satan????
Couldn't resist.
i went to a superbowl party at the baptist student ministry and we all missed the tebow commercial because the reception in the building was bad.
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