Tim Tebow Custom “Jesus” Jersey Causing a Stir
As the holiday shopping season quickly approaches, a customized Tim Tebow jersey being worn by a handful of Denver Broncos fans is creating quite a stir in the sports world.
Rather than have the rookie quarterback’s name on the back of the jersey, these “faithful” fans have chosen to place the name of the messiah – Jesus Christ – above Tebow’s No. 15.
The “Jesus Jersey,” as it’s come to be known, has drawn harsh criticism from a variety of sources.
“Weed against Speed,” a pseudonym for a blogger from the Sportress of Blogitude website, sarcastically writes that it’s a “total surprise” that a Tebow fan would create a custom jersey like that.
“And if you ask me, maybe a bit sacrilegious,” the blogger writes. “But hey, I’m no theologian, so what does my opinion matter?”
Traci Yown, another critic of the Jesus jersey, says the new custom apparel is blasphemous.
“Sports is one thing, and Jesus is another thing,” Yown told CNN while Christmas shopping for her child. “I like to have their names, their last names on the jerseys. I’m a Christian, but I mean I wouldn’t want people going around having Jesus on the back of their jerseys.”
Not everyone, however, thinks the custom jersey is a mockery of God.
Jonathan Ramos, one commenter on a recent Christian Post article discussing the controversy, pointed out:
“You know, actually I don’t see it as sacrilegious, because when we are saved, it is Jesus Christ who lives in us, who moves us, and guides us. He is who the Father sees when He looks down upon us. And Jesus Christ is the reason that Tebow plays in the NFL. And He should be glorified, so I don’t find it sacrilegious, we should all wear our “Jesus Jersey”!”
What are your thoughts on the Tim Tebow “Jesus Jersey”? Sacrilegious or perfectly fine?
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Posted: November 15, 2011
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Nov 15, 2011
Praise His Name!
Nov 15, 2011
I want one!
Nov 15, 2011
I'd wear it but instead of the 15 I'd put 1.
Nov 15, 2011
Nice!
Nov 15, 2011
That is all the rest of the NFL is going to be fined for being out of uniform, he should as well. Simple as that. Nothing against the Jersey but 1 rule for everyone and everyone must follow the rule.
Nov 15, 2011
Just wondering if JC will get the blame when TT finally crashes, and his disci….err…fans realize he isn't that great a quarterback?
Nov 15, 2011
It's a little (lot) much. I mean he is not even that great of a quaterback, he can do whate.
ver he wants, it's just a bad comparison.
Nov 15, 2011
It should say 'THROW!' Maybe Tebow would be moved to throw the damn ball!
Nov 15, 2011
Thumbs up on the Jesus Jersey! Good for you Tebow for given Him the glory!
Nov 15, 2011
mayhaps it should read For Jesus… although I personally have no problem as it is….
Nov 15, 2011
jersey is as pathetic as Tebow's on field performance.
Nov 15, 2011
I don't think his 'fans' follow him just because he is a QB.. they follow him for what he stands for!
Nov 15, 2011
…and yes he said religious nut
http://youtu.be/tQIJ56rltjU
Nov 15, 2011
He can stand for whatever he wants, but he is getting paid to play football.
Nov 15, 2011
And he isn't doing that very well.
Nov 15, 2011
Like it or not, Tim Tebow is a player that Knows how to lead and how to win! Think what you want, but Tebow is here to stay (as long as he wins). He has the will to win and knows how to "will" his team to win. He "is" the "X" factor.
Nov 15, 2011
I been wearing my shirt for longer….
Nov 16, 2011
I am a Christian and I don't like the idea of this. True Christians do proclaim the word of Jesus Christ, but they aren't supposed to force it down people's throats. Even in the Bible Jesus didn't approve of outlandish public displays of devotion.
Nov 16, 2011
Tebow isn't the one wearing the jersey. His fans are. Just pointing that fact out to everyone. The fans had those jerseys made up.
Nov 16, 2011
I think that most people were't clear about the origins of the jersey.
Nov 16, 2011
Hmmm…first we find out that it is no longer praying, but "Tebowing" and now this. What's next? His mother's real name is Mary and she was a virgin when he was born in that stable? Seems to me a lot of people are flirting with a violation of the second commandment, "2. 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments.'" It concerns me that Tebow does nothing to discourage this behavior from his fans. He cannot help what they do, but as someone being elevated to God-like status, he might do well to remind these folks that he is a human being, therefore fallible and not perfect.
Nov 16, 2011
SInce God is a belief and is no more real than Santa Clause…what is the big deal? Too religious=crazyl
Nov 18, 2011
Yeah evan he's not doing it very well he's only 4-1 as a starter and brought the Broncos from 1-4 to 5-5 and they are now in the playoff hunt because of Tebow. Sure not doing it very well, huh?