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For every one of us eager to claim Lin in our racial draft, there's Lin himself, shrugging off the portentous hype because he's too busy making love to pressure to tangle with Asian American identity politics.
When coaches evaluate and break down players during practices and showcases they look to see how balanced they are and if the balls of their feet are on the ground.
Our Lord and Savior does care about how the game is played. At all times, in all places, in all our "games," Christians are to play like Christians -- win or lose.
My difficulty in understanding Tebow indicates that I am largely ignorant of the religious experience of millions of people -- my fellow Christians.
Research provides evidence that for both athlete and fan, prayer may serve to help them cope with the pressures of sports, and help them keep in perspective that, in the end, it is just a game.
I always wonder why people are so afraid of a public display of "religiosity"? I have read a few disturbing comments about Tim Tebow, as if he needed public validation for the public expression of his faith.
No matter what you think about Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow or the public way he expresses his faith in God, what is certain is that he has helped spur discussions on what our lives are all about and where God is in all of it.
Heading into next season -- when Tebow will benefit from having his first full training camp as a starter -- we know this: Broncos fans can neither count on him to be the quarterback of the future, nor can they count him out.
But what I want the "Bill Maher"s of the world to know is that the evangelicals' God is not the best form of Christianity.
Yet as Tebow's season-ending defeat demonstrates, Jesus' favorite quarterback is capable of great failures, too. As is any athlete to whom Christians might point.
Unless you've been living under a rock -- or a rock without cable -- you probably know who Tim Tebow is. He's the quarterback of the Denver Broncos. He's also very religious.
Today I venture to do the unthinkable: try to convince liberals and progressives like myself to learn to love the latter-day poster boy of conservative Christian America.
God does help Tim Tebow win football games. How? Because whenever any of us open ourselves up to the presence of God, we become a better version of ourselves.
One friend called me, frantic. He believed that Tebow's evolution into this charismatic evangelical Quarterback posed a threat for Muslim Americans like his teenage son.
The tide seems to have shifted. Jews went from not knowing what to make of Tim Tebow and his public displays faith to criticizing his fanaticism. Now, groups called "Jews for Tebow" are sprouting up everywhere.
Should Rabbi Boteach be offended that certain members of the Orthodox-Jewish community are renouncing a book titled "Kosher Jesus" and not giving him a platform to promote it? Of course not.
