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Conservatives Complain Sam Is Treated Better For Being Gay Than Tebow Was For Being A Christian
Some conservatives have always been pretty touchy about Tim Tebow.
When the former Heisman Trophy winner took the NFL by storm a couple years ago with his late game heroics and his public displays of Christian faith, some on the right were quick to defend the quarterback from occasional mockery.
"Tebowing" was all the rage, with even fellow NFL players mimicking the quarterback's ritual of bowing on one knee to pray. A sketch on "Saturday Night Live" imagined Jesus paying Tebow a visit in the locker room.
Some didn't find the jokes too funny, and even employed cries of a double-standard. One Fox Sports columnist, for example, argued that nobody would ridicule Teboy if he practiced Islam.
That argument made a comeback this weekend after Michael Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams to become the first openly gay player in the NFL.
DeMarcus Walker, a defensive end for the national champion Florida State Seminoles, made the comparison on Twitter on Saturday.
Some conservatives have always been pretty touchy about Tim Tebow.
When the former Heisman Trophy winner took the NFL by storm a couple years ago with his late game heroics and his public displays of Christian faith, some on the right were quick to defend the quarterback from occasional mockery.
"Tebowing" was all the rage, with even fellow NFL players mimicking the quarterback's ritual of bowing on one knee to pray. A sketch on "Saturday Night Live" imagined Jesus paying Tebow a visit in the locker room.
Some didn't find the jokes too funny, and even employed cries of a double-standard. One Fox Sports columnist, for example, argued that nobody would ridicule Teboy if he practiced Islam.
That argument made a comeback this weekend after Michael Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams to become the first openly gay player in the NFL.
DeMarcus Walker, a defensive end for the national champion Florida State Seminoles, made the comparison on Twitter on Saturday.