Rogueish
Scoreboard Jesus
01/13/12
Though the scale of hype may make Tebow seem at best a flash in the pan and at worst a prop in a cynical NFL marketing scheme (Charles Barkley has called him “the national nightmare”), the Tebow phenomenon is nonetheless a uniquely American one, tapping into the long intertwining of sports and religion in the U.S. It dates back to the Puritans, who considered sports sinful idleness that detracted from godly work.
This is a good post using Tebow as a hook to talk about religion and sport in America, but I’m disappointed they didn’t illustrate it with:
(Source: thenewinquiry)
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I’m disappointed...didn’t illustrate
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literally nothing...new inquiry cannot do.
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esquared said:
Related: How To Tell If You’re The Tim Tebow Of Something
businessinsider.com/tim…
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