Tuesday, September 30, 2014 8:07:01 PM
Unsportmanlike to pray after NFL Touchdown if you are not a Christian
I saw this story this morning, and said to myself, if this were Tim Tebow, the most famous Christian athlete in America (but a mediocre former pro football player), the NFL would never have done this to him:
When Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah intercepted a Tom Brady pass and returned it for a touchdown Monday night, he did what so many other NFL players do to celebrate a big play: He paused to make a religious gesture of thanks.
But Abdullah, a devout Muslim, found that his religious display was met with less latitude than, say, Tim Tebow when he brought Tebowing into the NFL. Abdullah was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct because he slid to the ground, then knelt in the end zone.
Here's an image from twitter showing what Mr. Abdullah did to cost his team a penalty and what Tim Tebow did every time he scored a touchdown in the NFL or in College.
I guess it is unsportmanlike for Americans of other faiths to publicly pray to anyone at a sports event unless that prayer is to Jesus. What a country!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/30/1333316/-Unsportmanlike-to-pray-aftyer-NFL-Touchdown-if-you-are-not-a-Christian
I saw this story this morning, and said to myself, if this were Tim Tebow, the most famous Christian athlete in America (but a mediocre former pro football player), the NFL would never have done this to him:
When Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah intercepted a Tom Brady pass and returned it for a touchdown Monday night, he did what so many other NFL players do to celebrate a big play: He paused to make a religious gesture of thanks.
But Abdullah, a devout Muslim, found that his religious display was met with less latitude than, say, Tim Tebow when he brought Tebowing into the NFL. Abdullah was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct because he slid to the ground, then knelt in the end zone.
Here's an image from twitter showing what Mr. Abdullah did to cost his team a penalty and what Tim Tebow did every time he scored a touchdown in the NFL or in College.
I guess it is unsportmanlike for Americans of other faiths to publicly pray to anyone at a sports event unless that prayer is to Jesus. What a country!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/30/1333316/-Unsportmanlike-to-pray-aftyer-NFL-Touchdown-if-you-are-not-a-Christian
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