KMC Forums - The fear and hatred of Christianity in America.

By a certain ethnic group. Let's call them the Dutch.

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A poster boy of the Christian right, Tebow steadfastly thanks Jesus after every game and, while in college, often inscribed biblical messages on his eye paint. Homeschooled in Florida, this child of missionaries turned down his selection as a Playboy All American because it was, well, Playboy. His trademark prayerful touchdown celebration (imagine Rodin�s �Thinker� on bended knee, or your grandfather davening Tachanun with a football) has become a verb. Google �tebowing� and you�ll find 84 million hits, including lots of YouTube parodies. Tebow�s mother, a Baptist missionary, became comatose during her pregnancy and was saved by drugs that nearly killed the fetus. Doctors anticipated a stillbirth and recommended termination to protect her life, but Tim�s mother refused to abort. Trumpeting that decision, mother and son appeared in commercials for �Focus on the Family� during this past season�s Super Bowl.

This Dutch man hates Tebow. Why? As with the hatred Tebow elicits from feminists, I suspect it is partly from envy. Tebow, a masculine, handsome, athletic man--the boy that feminists longed for in high school, the boy that the author wished he could be. And if Tebow were irreligious there would be no problem, but it is the faith that he espouses that is dangerous. To the feminist and this Dutch man, Tebow represents a positive Christian role model, someone who might influence others to act like Tebow. And how does Tebow act? Very, very...Christian. In fact, he claims he's still a virgin and he's "waiting for marriage."

The Dutch, of course, don't like this. They want "sex positive" thinking, they want pornography, they want kids to experiment sexually. Why? Twofold. The greater reason is cultural Marxism (the destruction of Western values paving the way for Marxist ideology), but that is a much larger discussion. The lesser (and more immediate) reason is that destroying the values of sexual restraint that Christianity demands fights the progressive agenda. Christian society is a partriarchal society, one of strong men and submissive women, one that extols the family unit and strength through faith. That's not on the progressive agenda, which wants men and women to be identical cogs within the state's machinery.

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Now tiny Tim has grown and is on track to possibly appear in this season�s Super Bowl � on the field � and that is what scares me.

In this country, nothing, not even God, is more popular than football. Even in the wake of a summer long labor dispute, 23 of the 25 most watched TV programs this fall have been NFL games. When you combine the religion that is football with the religion that is religion, the mix can be dangerously flammable. The NFL ratings rise has been fueled in part by Tebow�s legions of faithful followers, as well as by those simply curious to see how this implausible morality tale plays out.

Next Sunday, the Broncos host the New England Patriots in a game coveted so much by the networks that NBC and CBS sparred in unprecedented fashion over who would get to broadcast it. And why not? While the Patriots are adored by their fans (myself included), to many nationwide they are regarded as the Sons of Darkness, with their perfectly coiffed Hollywood quarterback and their brilliant � one might say diabolical � hoodie-clad coach. And, oh yes, the most identifiably Jewish owner in sports. Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Bob Kraft are all upstanding citizens, moral exemplars in their home communities, but in this Oberammergau of the Rockies, they are playing the role of Pilate.

People are always looking for signs of God�s beneficence, and a victory by the Orange Crush over the blue-clad Patriots, from the bluest of blue states, will give fodder to a Christian revivalism that has already turned the Republican presidential race into a pander-thon to social conservatives, rekindling memories of those cultural icons of the �80s, the Moral Majority and �Hee Haw.� The culture wars are alive and well, and, if the current climate in Washington is any indicator, the motors are being revved up for what will undoubtedly be the most cantankerous Presidential campaign ever. When supposedly well-educated candidates publicly question overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change and evolution and then gain electoral traction by fabricating conspiracies about a war on Christmas, these are not rational times.

Here is the meat of the argument: if Tebow is victorious, then the conservatives will believe it a sign from God. If they see this sign from God, they will gather in force and take back the electorate. If they take back the electorate, they will uproot our (decadent) society. And if this dread thing should pass?

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If Tebow wins the Super Bowl, against all odds, it will buoy his faithful, and emboldened faithful can do insane things, like burning mosques, bashing gays and indiscriminately banishing immigrants. While America has become more inclusive since Jerry Falwell�s first political forays, a Tebow triumph could set those efforts back considerably.

My God. Apocalyptic visions pass before my eyes.

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Little of this insanity, mind you, has to do with Tebow himself. I admire much of what he stands for. His mom�s decision to risk her own life rather than abort her fetus flies against my own � and Judaism�s � values, but neither am I pro-choice in all cases. His story is so improbable that if he were to win it all, a part of me would be wondering whether there is a Purpose behind it, just as I saw a divine hand in the equally unbelievable Red Sox victory of 2004. And it makes me wonder whether other Jews, the ones who don�t happen to have advanced degrees in religion and a few decades of rabbinic experience, might be even more seduced by this unfolding drama. Will legions of Southern Baptist missionaries hit the college campuses the very next day, spreading this new gospel of Tim? Already there is a �Jews for Tebow� Facebook page.

The hyperbole ends, and the Dutch man's true fears are spoken: the Christians might spread their faith and the Dutch might convert. Throwing off the shackles of the Dutch religion, they may embrace the Messiah who has come to bring them salvation, and then they too might envision a world apart from the progressive sexual dystopia.

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Tebow used to wear eye black citing Ephesians 2:8-10, which states, �For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith (in Jesus).� His avenue to salvation is not available to those Jews who wish to remain Jewish.

Truly, a victimized people.

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Unlike some other blue-staters, I do not fear people of faith. I fear people of certainty. The worldwide struggle going on right now is not between good and evil, but between certainty and doubt. It cuts across denominational lines: Progressive and Modern Orthodox Jews lie on one side of the divide, joining mainline Christians and moderate Muslims; and those on the other side are also Jews, Christians and Muslims; the people of certainty.

The men of certainty? Those unwilling to be swayed to the cause of the Dutch's histrionics, to his wringing of hands over a resurgence of the KKK and witch burnings. Sometimes I wonder how Christians would react to the Dutch if they knew just how much the Dutch loathe them.