Separation of church and sports?

Sam Cook: Florida Gators' Tim Tebow's mission should be to win games, not souls
From the Fort Myers News-Press

Thank God Tim Tebow is a senior at the University of Florida. Or, if Tebow was talking for me, "Praise the Lord!"

I don't know how many more "God bless" comments I can stand from the 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback.

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?

Read it all HERE >>>

Posted on October 22, 2009 11:00 AM | |
Comments (6)

But of course - baseball IS a religion!

Posted by Ann Fontaine [TypeKey Profile Page] | October 22, 2009 11:18 AM

Ann: After all, the Hebrew Bible does open with these words - "In the big inning . . . "

(Editor's note: Thanks. We need your full name next time.)

Posted by crawford46 [TypeKey Profile Page] | October 22, 2009 12:40 PM

"In the big inning.." HA! Love it! Now I'm willing to bet that the gematria for "b'reishit bara elokim" is the same as "The Angels will come through against the Yankees." I better alert the history channel.

Posted by Grant Charles Chaput [TypeKey Profile Page] | October 22, 2009 4:19 PM

Clearly the columnist is a FSU Seminole, a team which is currently being whupped up on by the Tar Heels as I type.

He's just jealous ...

Posted by Kit Carlson [TypeKey Profile Page] | October 22, 2009 9:13 PM

Baseball is a pastime not sport, or a religion.

Lacrosse was a religion for Native Americans, and it retains its sacred quality.

All other sport should bow to the "Little Brother of War"!

;)

Peter Carey+

Posted by petermcarey [TypeKey Profile Page] | October 22, 2009 10:39 PM

In some parts of the South, you can't separate religion from anything. Simply can't be done.

Posted by Paul Martin [TypeKey Profile Page] | October 22, 2009 11:20 PM

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