We wail and lament at a new nadir in the cheapening politicization and commercialization of religion in America.Now joining the Bud Light Frogs are the holy Christian anti-abortion preachers, led by quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother.
Did someone say Focus on the Family is a "not for profit" tax free religious organization? Then what were they thinking when they signed Tebow on for a $2.8 million 30-second Superbowl commercial?
This is so utterly obscene. Tebow, a great athlete, has been hijacked by the Christian Right into doing a disgracefully corrupt full frontal attack on abortion rights during America's premiere national sporting event.
Ribbit, ribbit, Jesus hates abortion.
Tim Tebow to Appear in Pro-Family Super Bowl Ad[Hat tip to our anonymous friend]
Just weeks after capping his college football career with a win in the Sugar Bowl, Florida Gators’ star Tim Tebow is set to make an appearance during Super Bowl XLIV.
But it won’t be on the field that sports fans will see him.
It’ll be on television sets across America.
Tebow, 22, will be appearing with his mother in a 30-second commercial that will be watched by some 90 million people next month.
The commercial, produced by Focus on the Family, will present the Tebows’ personal story at a time when "families need to be inspired," according to Focus on the Family president and CEO Jim Daly.
“[T]he Tebows' story is such an important one for our culture to hear,” Daly stated in an announcement.
"They live what we see every day – that the desire for family closeness is written on the hearts of every generation,” he added...more...
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