Tim Tebow’s Pro-Life Commercial Causing Major Superbowl Stir
A pro-life ad has created a greater stir this year than the superbowl game where it will be televised.
(Tim Tebow) The Heisman-winning collegiate superstar is featured in a 30 second ad, funded by Focus on the Family, with his mother. They will tell the story of her high-risk pregnancy when she and her husband were missionaries in the Philippines. Advised to have an abortion, she chose life and Tim Tebow was born.
PrintThe Heisman-winning collegiate superstar is featured in a 30 second ad, funded by Focus on the Family, with his mother. They will tell the story of her high-risk pregnancy when she and her husband were missionaries in the Philippines. Advised to have an abortion, she chose life and Tim Tebow was born.
The National Organization of Women and other pro-abortion women’s groups are throwing a yellow flag and crying foul, claiming CBS has a long-standing commitment to avoid controversial advertising.
Erin Matson, Vice-President of the National Organization of Women to Politico, “The abortion debate has no place in the Super Bowl. I organize abortion rights rallies all the time and I recognize how inappropriate it would be for me to sit in the stands with signs at the Super Bowl.”
Matson, along with others, such as Jehmu Greene, President of the Women’s Media Center, and the Feminist Majority Foundation have called for CBS to refuse the ad.
CBS told the Washington Post on Tuesday that it had received numerous e-mails - both critical and supportive - since a coalition of women's groups began a protest campaign Monday
According to the Post, on Tuesday the network indicated “that the decision to air the Tebow ad reflected a change in its policies toward advocacy ads that has evolved over the past several years.”
In an interview with Politico, Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony list, endorsed CBS’s decision. “Women can be trusted with information,” she stated, “and they certainly don’t need to be protected from the idea that if they have a crisis pregnancy that they can choose life.”
Tebow, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2007, has never been reluctant to share his faith in Christ, including writing Bible verses in white on the black smudges under his eyes during games.
He will enter the NFL draft this year.
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Randy Sly is the Associate Editor of Catholic Online. He is a former Archbishop of the Charismatic Episcopal Church who laid aside that ministry to enter into the full communion of the Catholic Church in 2006.
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I see no reason why this commercial should not be allowed. I see commercials for contreceptives and other medications all the time.
Of all of Tim Tebow's great accomplishments on the field, they are dwarfed by his testemony of faith in Christ. I wish I had half the faith he has. God Bless America and Tim Tebow!
God bless Tim Tebow and his family.
Jen
Humbly and Im not fighting you on this but I have to disagree with you.
Planned Parenthood is definitely Pro-Abortion. How do you think they make their money or some of it?
Our Whitehouse is because they want to spread abortion to other countries using our tax money to do it.
Peace.
Nobody is "pro-abortion."
jjgg5
God Bless not here to fight you but if you get the chance go over to Priests for Life and Rachael's Vineyard.
Peace.
Interesting how NOW doesn't protest the degradation of women in the beer commercials...but then again, they defended Bill Clinton with Monica trist, but then again, evil does not make sense...
To Tim, the Tearful Tea Bagger: People opposed to abortion can make the choice not to have one.
This concerns the so-called pro-life ad "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life" that involves the athlete Mr. Tim Tebow. I had not seen the ad but it seems to infuriate the advocates of abortion. It seems the constitutional right 'Freedom of Speech' definitely comes into play.Wether he or what ever
organization he represents expresses his or theirs religious or secular views is immaterial. Freedom of speech, even on contraversal subjects, is the principal invovled .Any suppression of this
right could lead to a legal challenge involving the "Freedom of Speech" portion of the first
admendment of the Constitution.
I dont mind healthful criticism but what I would prefer humbly is those of you who dont know a thing about Catholicism to ask us questions.
You want to know more about Catholicism lets talk. Many here would love to answer your questions.
Attacking us is not the way. We welcome anyone of curiosity.
Peace.