Originally posted by sumydid
When a someone merely points out that a person is attacking them or attacking another person, that doesn't necessarily mean they are playing the role of victim.
But when it's not true then its either that or paranoia. I asked ChessPraxis to show me evidence of HATRED towards Tebow by another player and he posts an article about Jake Plummer's comments where he says for example:
“I don’t hate him because of that, I just would rather not have to hear that every single time he takes a good snap or makes a good handoff ...”
So like I said in my original response to this thread. It isn't hatred that is directed at him but annoyance. Plummer even said in the inteview that he respects and likes Tebow. People just get annoyed with the constant religious reminders everytime Tebow steps to the podium.
Then you have ChessPraxis's over the top response to my rather benign commentary and posed question in my original post with a comment about how I "stuck the sword into the body of Christ" and you have all the whining this time of year about how people don't say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holiday's" as much as they used to and this only serves to demonstrate what I'm talking about. Namely that, to me anyhow, Christianity seems to suffer from a bit of thin skin.
And you'll just have to excuse me, as a practicing member of a truly fringe/minority religion, if I don't feel bad for Christians over these benign comments/jabs/issues. What if one of us were a QB in the NFL and every Sunday took the podium and publicly thanked Odin for victory on the field of battle that day. The response and ridicule that would ensue would make these little complaints about Tebow seem like a complete joke. Or let's use another example: let's say I go around complaining that people won't say Happy Yule to me but instead insist on saying Merry Christmas or :gasp: Happy Holidays! People would think I am a bona fide nutjob and would tell me to shut my trap. You Christians have the luxury of being able to publicly proclaim your religion loudly and often and the worst thing that happens is people get a tad bit annoyed.
Let me tell you another little heart-warming story. The heathen group I am a member of (this would be the equivalent to a church group in Christianity) holds an event down in Pennsylvania once a year. About 150 heathens from the mid-atlantic and New England attend. It's a good time and the worst thing we do is quietly drink a little too much homemade beer and mead. When the townspeople found out that the local campground was letting :gasp: heathens host an event at a local campground they attempted to get the event shut down and even threatened the owner of the campground with fines and lawsuits. Luckily for us he had the gumption to tell his fellow townsfolk that we were good and upstanding people and they could go get bent. Would that ever happen if a group of JW's or Mormon's or any other Christian group (other than maybe the Westboro Baptist Church) tried to attend. No of course not.
Here's another one to ponder. Suppose an Atheist tried to run for President. Firstly they wouldn't have a shot but not only that they would have to endure far more criticism and hatred than any Christian would ever be subject to.
Okay so to end my long rant. You Christians have it easy. This is why I responded to the OP the way I did in my first post.
I'm still waiting for ChessPraxis to post examples of OPPOSING players HATRED of Tim Tebow because of his Christianity. Jake Plummer wasn't expressing hatred and he's not even an opposing player at any rate.
Athlete criticized because of his faith...
07 Dec '11 02:58
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