Sunday, January 11, 2009

College OTR: Tim Tebow's John 3:16 Eye Black Causes an Unholy Controversy

Tim Tebow passed for 231 yards and ran for 109 more as his Florida Gators defeated Oklahoma 24-14 in the college football national title game on January 8. As the game's Most Valuable Player, he thanked his "Savior, Jesus Christ" while the Bible verse "John 3:16" was prominently displayed in white within his eyeblack. Tebow stated, "For me, everyday includes four things, "God, family, academics and football,in that order."

What has this to do with pro-life? Last year when Tebow won the Heisman Trophy, college football's highest honor, LifeSiteNews.com ran a story about his parents Bob and Pam Tebow. Mom Pam was apparently advised to have an abortion as medications she needed to treat amoebic dysentery would result in "irreversable damage" to her unborn child, Tim. 2007 article, "Mother of Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Tebow rejected abortion."

The following site contains the photo of Tebow and John 3:16 as well as a photo of Tim Tebow on a mission trip. Numerous comments follow the article.
"Many view Florida quarterback Tim Tebow as God, but apparently he doesn’t share that view. The son of missionaries and a devout Christian, Tebow often looks for ways to spread his faith. The most recent way was at the BCS championship game, where he wrote “John 3:16” on his eye black." Visit:
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