Jordan Rodgers, quarterback at Vanderbilt University and the brother of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, was among students speaking out against the school’s nondiscrimination policy as it applies to student groups, especially religious ones. Rodgers is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which is opposed to homosexuality and whose website talks about [...]
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Is Tim Tebow gay?
Before you roll your eyes and dismiss this as another anti-Tebow snark piece, it isn’t. In fact, it’s honestly made me rethink everything I’ve said about him. There is no denying that Tim Tebow is one of the top sports stories of the year, in part because of the Broncos’ turnaround, in part because of [...]
Margaret Court converts homosexuals, is going to the Australian Open, and you can’t stop her!
The homophobia of tennis legend Margaret Court has been well-documented for years. Last year it came to the fore again as Australians struggle with the question of same-sex marriage; Court has been vocally opposed to it from the dais in her church. Now some folks have started a Facebook page advocating rainbow flags over Margaret [...]
Jesus Christ refers to John 3:16 through Tim Tebow’s stats
For all of those non-believers out there, Jesus Christ has given us unshakable evidence that he was at the Steelers-Broncos game and personally decided the outcome. A famous Bible passage that Tebow has endorsed through his eye black in the past is John 3:16, which reads (in my New International Version): For God so loved the [...]
Jesus answers Tim Tebow’s prayers. Broncos now face old coach Josh McDaniels
The Denver Broncos beat an injury-depleted Pittsburgh Steelers team Sunday night, forcing the rest of the country to suffer through another week of watching and listening to Tim Tebow pray. The game unfolded in the only way the Broncos can win with Tebow at quarterback. The Steelers drove the ball in the first quarter but [...]
Dear God: Please choose the Patriots to beat the Broncos this Sunday
Dear God, I know you’ll be kicking back in your big pearly throne this Sunday afternoon to watch the New England Patriots take on the Denver Broncos. And who can blame you? Sure, there’s poverty in Africa. Yes, there are floods in the Philippines. Wars in the Middle East? Who cares! You’ve got Tebowmania! But [...]
Tim Tebow believes God is helping the Broncos to win
I am trying to resist the urge to write again on Tim Tebow, even though he is the most compelling story in sports. We know he really, really believes in God and wastes no opportunity, again, to remind us. But even I never thought he really believed God took sides in a football game, until [...]
Opposing player: God is showing himself through Tim Tebow
I have resisted writing again on Tim Tebow, but then along comes Miami Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby, uttering some stupid comments. Dansby’s Dolphins lost to Tebow in the Denver quarterback’s first start and he says divine intervention was the reason. As he told Jim Rome: “I think us losing to Tim Tebow the way we [...]
Longtime homophobe and tennis great Margaret Court fights against gay marriage
Tennis legend Margaret Court, winner of seven straight Australian Opens and a record 24 Grand Slam titles, is urging Australians to fight against the push for gay marriage in her country. Now a senior pastor in Perth’s Victory Life Church, had a littany of thoughts on the subject for The West Australian: No amount of [...]
Jake Plummer tells Broncos QB Tim Tebow to shut up and keep his religion private
Cyd’s “Why I hate Tim Tebow” post continues to draw a lot of comments. Ex-Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer likes and admires Tebow but wishes he would quit shoving his religious beliefs in our faces. And he said it quite well during a radio interview on XTRA Sports 910 in Phoenix: Tebow, regardless of whether [...]
DePaul’s student body president is a gay athlete
Anthony Alfano was deep in the closet when he entered DePaul University, America’s largest Catholic university. Just three years later he’s openly gay and was elected the school’s student body president. The openly gay part is recent: He came out last month as part of National Coming Out Day. Still, other students have known for [...]
Why I hate Tim Tebow
I hate Tim Tebow. OK, hate is a strong word. Despise. Vehemently dislike. Whatever. I hate that guy. And I hate him more after his win over the New York Jets on Thursday. Let me be clear: I hate the Jets. Despise, dislike, whatever. I hate the Jets. I’m thrilled the Jets lost. I’m always thrilled [...]
Brady Quinn: ‘Best boyfriend’ now tweeting Bible verses like Tim Tebow
Brady Quinn couldn’t win the quarterback job of the then-terrible Cleveland Browns, and he can’t break out of the No. 3 spot for the now-terrible Denver Broncos. Even if he is a terrible NFL quarterback, he makes up for it being such a great bf. He took a plane immediately following the Broncos game on [...]
Belmont University now protects gays
A couple months for allegedly firing head soccer coach Lisa Howe for being a lesbian, Belmont University trustees have added sexual orientation to their nondiscrimination policy. This comes just a day after ESPN Outside the Lines featured two segments on the controversy. “This is a great victory for the values of inclusion, human dignity and [...]
Students protest against Belmont University
Students, faculty and trustees continue to show their displeasure with the homophobic firing of lesbian soccer coach Lisa Howe at Belmont University. Total Sports Mag has been there working with Belmont’s Bridge Builders organization and has a couple great video reports. Listening to the students talk about the discrimination brings great hope for the future [...]