Ed said:

"If he's a good Christian, Tim Tebow should avoid injecting his 'Christian opinion' into politics, do his good deeds with all Christian humility- which means shut the fuck up about them and don't allow the media to comment on what a great fucking guy he is for doing them - and play football."

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I'm not a big Tim Tebow fan, neither for his skill nor for his overt brand of evangelism. However, some points to make:

1. I've not seen Tebow commenting on politics.

2. I've not seen Tebow (unlike his fans) claiming that his understanding of God gives him some special advantage.

3. I have no idea how Tebow could not "allow the media to comment on" him. How would he do that Ed, and why should he have to?

It's the self-righteous Tebow supporters who assume that he must have some Godly assistance on the athletic fields that is so egregiously annoying. Tim Tebow himself seems like an OK guy. I actually feel a bit bad for him. He's really painted himself into a corner with his public commitments. How he'll ever have a real relationship under the public eye, I don't know. Maybe he'll meet someone through his church.

Finally, I think Peter T.'s criticism of missionaries is overly simplistic. You can make the the case that it's pretty annoying for them to decamp to some other location and start pushing their views. On the other hand, wouldn't the ideal situation be a commitment to freedom of speech? Nothing forces people to accept the missionaries' message (in this day and age, at least).