The Heisman Trophy Winner Who Almost Wasn't

Posted By Bobby Eberle On January 27, 2010 at 9:59 am

The career of University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is one of legend. Not only did he win the Heisman Trophy, college football's highest honor, as a sophomore, he was in the running for it during his junior and senior years as well. He led the Gators to two national championships and has displayed honor and integrity at every turn.

But all of his accomplishments and all of his success could have been wiped out completely had Tim's mother Pam Tebow not chosen life. During a mission trip, an infection led doctors to recommend that Pam Tebow have an abortion to avoid the risk of her own death during childbirth. She chose life, and now her story will be told in the form of a Super Bowl ad. Rather than celebrating the ad as a "success" story, some so-called women's groups are blasting the ad and urging CBS to ban it.


As noted in a story on FOXNews.com college football great Tim Tebow and his mom Pam "will appear in a pro-life commercial that tells the story of his risky birth 22 years ago -- an ad that critics suggest could lead to anti-abortion violence, even though none of them have seen it."

It's a happy story with an inspirational ending, but pro-choice critics say Focus on the Family should not be allowed to air the commercial because it advocates on behalf of a divisive issue and threatens to "throw women under the bus."

"This organization is extremely intolerant and divisive and pushing an un-American agenda," said Jehmu Greene, director of the Women's Media Center, which is coordinating a campaign to force CBS to pull the ad before it airs on Feb. 7.
Extremely intolerant and divisive and pushing an un-American agenda? This is how this person describes Pam's decision to give birth rather than ending a human life? Talk about intolerant! According to groups such as this, it's perfectly fine to advocate for funds, literature, and media for ending human life. But when someone actually chooses to SAVE A LIFE that is intolerant and un-American? I see.


According to the web site NotUnderTheBus.com, which is sponsored by the Women's Media Center, "The Women's Media Center, and organizations dedicated to reproductive rights, tolerance, and social justice, are urging the network to immediately cancel this ad."

First of all, I am pro-life. I think a human life should be protected and afforded basic human rights regardless of age. That's where I stand. As the law is currently written, such protections do not completely exist and the "choice" now exists to give birth to a baby or end it's life in the womb. So be it. What really burns me up is the fact that this organization and others like it claim to represent reproductive "rights," but they scream and go into convulsions whenever a woman CHOOSES life over an abortion. What's pathetic is that groups such as this who claim to support "social justice" aren't shouting at the tops of their lungs in SUPPORT of concepts such as adoption. Wouldn't it be better to give the child to a loving family who wants it rather than simply advocating abortion.

I guess that's what sums up my disdain for these groups. They don't advocate choice as much as they advocate abortion. People choose life all the time, yet these groups treat supporters of life as the anti-Christ. They are pro-abortion... not pro-choice.

As noted in the Fox News story, Tim Tebow responded to the controversy while talking with reporters:

"I know some people won't agree with it, but I think they can at least respect that I stand up for what I believe," he said. "That's the reason I'm here, because my mom was a very courageous woman. So any way that I could help, I would do it."

Because Pam Tebow chose life, she has a son who is an inspiration to all.

 

What about all the future crimminals that got aborted we'll never know about?

 

They don't get aborted, that's more money for mommy

 

It's not our place to choose who should be allowed to live.

 

I heard about this on the radio today.Woman's media center,a bunch of nut jobs.

 

Well then as long as we're on the subject, what do you think about Scott Roeder, the guy who shot that Wichita abortion doctor?

 

should be tried and if found guilty go to jail.abortion is wrong just wrong in my opinion but not having the freedom to make that choice is even worse to me and if my daughters ever had to make that choice i would fight them tooth and nail and as far as iam concerned kids arent born evil they have to be taught

 

He was. He'll be going away for a long, long time. Life w/hard 50, probably.

 

But we do that all the time. We execute convicted criminals, police and private citizens use lethal force in self defense, we send troops to war, etc. Should we become pacifists?

 

Further to this notion: What about the death penalty? Alot of people believe Scott Roeder, the guy who shot that Wichita abortion doctor, ought to be put to death. Get's ironically complicated when you start considering all the different aspects of who should be allowed to live and die doesn't it?