kingfin66 |
08-11-2017 11:02 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by MutuelClerk
(Post 2205835)
Interesting how the bar lowers for flag waving bible thumpers and raises for a guy like Kaepernick.
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My gosh, your comment is so inane that I feel compelled to respond. First off, I should tell you than I am 100 percent atheist. That is A-T-H-I-E-S-T as I believe in neither heaven nor hell nor god nor the devil. That is just how it goes. I once considered myself to be "spiritual" but that is fading away. Given my beliefs, or lack thereof, I actually consider Tebow to be, as you referred to him, one of those bible thumpers. He does wear it on his sleeve after all which is his right to do.
Why do you make the thread about Kaepernick? The OP posted a story about something cool that Tebow did for a kid with autism. Did you happen to watch the video? I don't typically see athletes do things like this - ever. Tebow, on the other hand, was caught doing it on camera - albeit some crude camera work - when no big cameras were watching. I have never seen Kaepernick do anything like this. Have you? Maybe when and if he ever does, justralph will start a thread about it. Maybe he won't.
I will tell you what I have seen Kaepernick do. I have seen him intentionally take a principled stand to bring attention to what he believes to be injustice. He does it in very high profile situations - the playing of the national anthem - when he knows the cameras are on him. Good for him and now he is living with the consequences. As a very socially liberal person - did I mention that I am an atheist from Seattle by way of Southern California - I think that what the NFL is doing to him is unfair. He is being blackballed for his beliefs and for being too black. This has nothing to do with a bar being set high or low. I am going to spell this out for you so that you understand: what Tebow did was an act of kindness to a kid while what Kaepernick did was politically motivated. So how about if you want to talk about Kaepernick again (there has already been at least one thread about it), go start a thread.
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