Why are people ok with Ray lewis praising god, but not Tebow?

[ttwarrior1]

[balls2wall]

because white people are expected to believe that everyone came from turd-slinging monkeys and if you believe anything else you're just not with the program. thats why Christmas is now called x-mas, any reference to God must be removed and praying when around others trespasses on their rights to believe that our distant cousins love to jump around in trees...

but if you're from another culture or society then hey, thats coo!

lol, that whole evolution thing is just a scam

[Titanup28]

If god is for ya who can be against ya

[TheDane]

I'm still waiting for someone to thank the Devil.

[MJT1212]

because ray lewis is actually GOOD at his craft. He also lived a much tougher path through life. Tebow is just a douche bag

Says the guy with "187" in his name

[Jonah]

i think the black/white thing is only tangentially related to the real reason, which is "flair", for lack of a better word

religious black people have about a billion times more flair than religious white people

so when Tebow does his thing people are like dude shut up, but when Lewis does his thing people think its cool and exciting

i mean look at music

EVERYONE loves gospel, it's one of the most universally adored music genres in the world, and even devoted atheists still usually love gospel songs with religious lyrics

but white religious people? like Christian rock? Their music SUCKS, it's so bad you don't even know any of the songs or anything

so why is gospel so widely loved but Christian rock no one knows about or cares about? Is it because gospel is from black people and Christian rock is from white people? tangentially, yes, but primarily it's just that gospel is awesome and Christian rock sucks

Ray Lewis is cool as hell, end of conversation, and Tebow is boring as hell

if Tebow praised with the flair of Lewis or other black religious people, people would be ok with Tebow too

its because hes boring and annoying about it, while Lewis is cool and fonkay about it

Not a bad analysis there. Stash.

Overall, some pretty good/accurate thoughts in this thread.

However all the snickering comments remarking that "guess God love team_____ today more, haha," are neither creative, insightful or accurate.

How many times did Ray throw in the caveat - if it's His Will...The best postgame speech/comments I have ever heard were from Ray after last year's excruciatingly tough loss against the Patriots last year.

[Grits n' Gravy]

The louder someone preaches about God, the greater the guilt they are hiding.

Ray is overcompensating for his role in murder of 2 men.

Tebow is covering up that he is stealing money by impersonating an NFL qb, that he has not gotten any stank on his hang lo and he spent his summer vacations circumcising young boys in Phillipines*.

*this fact got ttsandusky excited.

[Serbone]

Noboday can criticize an african on something of this nature. Or the others will boycott-sue-protest-write an article-call the boss-threaten-march ETC against you and / or your company or station or whatever.
Same reason there is an african on every single TV commercial... they are 14% of the population... but NO mexicans, even though they are 16% of the population.
Think.

[Stallion]

Because he is a murderer and uses steroids.

[FrozenMAN]

he's a total stroke....I was hoping to see his arms and legs shatter last night...I'm disappointed

[GUMMO77]

The answer to all of your transparent bating threads is because black people get preferential treatment. There. You've figured everything out. Now stop filling the site with threads.

[pulledclear]

Why are chimpanzees always frowning?












Because they know in ten million years their gonna be n _ _ _ _ _ s.

[FrozenMAN]

then the blacks have audacity to bitch that nfl teams didn't hire a brother coach??? yet ENTIRE fuckin league is black, every fuckin commercial in america has a black in it....unreal....country is falling apart

[GUMMO77]

I noticed that, too! A lot of people that are frowning a lot are naggers!

Clean the garage.

Pick up the kids.

Stop snorting cocaine off our wedding photos.. bla, bla, bla, my wife nags me all the time.

[pavyracer]

The Lord is so busy with requests for help the last thing on his mind is to help someone win the Supebowl. And then humans put Him on the spot by having requests from opposing players to both win the game.

[icancount2one]

As far as I know, Ray Lewis didn't buy airtime during the superbowl to shove his political/religious opinions down our throats. He expresses his beliefs when someone sticks a mike in his face, rather than making a huge show out of farcical-faux prayer. I never had an issue with a player pointing to the sky or whatever, but Tebow really hams it up.

Also, Ray Lewis is a superbowl MVP multiple pro-bowl future HOFer, not a diva of a wildcat QB who is at this point famous for causing drama and being overrated. Ray Lewis is a player who sometimes preaches, Tebow is a preacher who sometimes plays.

[icancount2one]

i hate ray lewis. one time they actually give him the stage and has a chance to say "god", "lord", etc. more than 2.5 times. the idiot only says it once. what a mother fukker!!!!

This one burned me too...

[Jonah]

As far as I know, Ray Lewis didn't buy airtime during the superbowl to shove his political/religious opinions down our throats. He expresses his beliefs when someone sticks a mike in his face, rather than making a huge show out of farcical-faux prayer. I never had an issue with a player pointing to the sky or whatever, but Tebow really hams it up.

Also, Ray Lewis is a superbowl MVP multiple pro-bowl future HOFer, not a diva of a wildcat QB who is at this point famous for causing drama and being overrated. Ray Lewis is a player who sometimes preaches, Tebow is a preacher who sometimes plays.

Tim Tebow bought air time? Source?

[HilltopTony]

Society doesn't like what they perceive as a "Religious Freak" but society loves people who all of a sudden find God. Everybody loves a comeback story but people who live an honest life and have good values are looked at as freaks.

[icancount2one]

Tim Tebow bought air time? Source?

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/tim-tebow-super-bowl-ad-cbs-air-controversial/story?id=9667638

[THE HITMAN]

because ray lewis is black

This is the definitive answer IMO

[Serbone]

Again, if you criticize an african player for anything other than sports performance within the confines of the game, you risk being accused of racisim.

Possible magazine articles, boycotts, protests, cable news, marches, editorials, lawsuits... his community will not allow anything like that... they look for it 24/7... everyone in corportate America knows that... and will not confront it. Too big a risk. And one individual announcer or reporter makes a statement that is not well received, it could be career ending. Too big a risk.

[TobiasFunke]

Again, if you criticize an african player for anything other than sports performance within the confines of the game, you risk being accused of racisim.

Possible magazine articles, boycotts, protests, cable news, marches, editorials, lawsuits... his community will not allow anything like that... they look for it 24/7... everyone in corportate America knows that... and will not confront it. Too big a risk.

Ray Lewis is American...

[Serbone]

Ray Lewis is American...

Just implying something, making a commentary, I am.

[pavyracer]

Just implying something, making a commentary, I am.

No Ray Lewis is American. Who told you he is african?

[Serbone]

No Ray Lewis is American. Who told you he is african?

No, since you are pushing the point, I know for a fact he goes by "African American".
Please explain.
It is confusing and an inconsistent special designation, for some reason. I do not understand.
For example, my wife does not go by "Irish American".

[Dutch]

No, since you are pushing the point, I know for a fact he goes by "African American".
Please explain.
It is confusing and an inconsistent special designation, for some reason. I do not understand.
For example, my wife does not go by "Irish American".

You admit to not being able to understand, and to being confused by, the difference between African and African American...You're a pretty honest dude.

[pavyracer]

No, since you are pushing the point, I know for a fact he goes by "African American".
Please explain.
It is confusing and an inconsistent special designation, for some reason. I do not understand.
For example, my wife does not go by "Irish American".

If your wife is American she needs to teach you the difference between an African and an American.

[nosniboR11]

If your wife is American she needs to teach you the difference between an African and an American.

idiot just do another video

[Spedizzo]

Cause Tim Tebow is gay

[jsmithj88]

the irony is that tebow lives, breathes and follows his religion
while ray lewis killed some people, cheated with PEDS, while pretending to be religious
yet people love the faker, haha

[Jayvegas420]

All catholics "pretend" to be catholics, they just contort the teachings to suit they're own personal definitions of what a real catholic is!

[Easy-Rider 66]

All catholics "pretend" to be catholics, they just contort the teachings to suit they're own personal definitions of what a real catholic is!

Tebow is a Southern Baptist. Not sure if you were insinuating that he was a Catholic.

[Jayvegas420]

Not the point I was trying to make, at all.

[Jayvegas420]

Black or gay, not the point.
Guys like TT don't believe either can be true catholics.
Just red neck dummys like him can be true catholics!