What if Tim Tebow was a Muslim?

[proud2BlibKansan]

Would the talibornagains be rooting for his team to win?

[niyad]

1. are there any muslim pro football players?

[mrs_p]

3. looks like a few

NFL
Hamza Abdullah - Safety player for the Cleveland Browns[130][131]
Husain Abdullah - Safety player for the Minnesota Vikings[132]
Az-Zahir Hakim - Wide receiver player formerly for the St. Louis Rams[133]
Ryan Harris[134]
Abdul Hodge - Linebacker for the Carolina Panthers.[9]
Ahmad Rashād - Former player for Minnesota Vikings, award winning sports-caster (converted in 1972)[135][136]
Ephraim Salaam - Offensive tackle player for the Detroit Lions[137]
Muhammad Wilkerson - Defensive end for the New York Jets[138]
Usama Young - Free safety player for the New Orleans Saints[139

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Muslims#NFL

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. ofcourse not

[limpyhobbler]

4. doubt it

They'd probably want to know why he keeps shoving his radical religion in peoples faces.

[baldguy]

5. If he were a Muslim & carried on the way he does, he'd be lynched.

No question.

[Zax2me]

22. I think you have it backwards.

There are plenty of Muslims in the NFL that 'carry on' as you say.
Husain Abdullah used to refuse water during practice on days he was fasting.
Not lynched.
Same for Hamza Abdullah of Arizona.
Not lynched.
Don't be silly.
Now, if a Christain in a Muslim nation 'carried on'?!
I would not be so certain about the lynching - but would hope not.

[zbdent]

30. did they bow to Mecca after

a touchdown or tackle?

Did they invoke Muhammed (sp) in every interview?

[madmom]

6. I was wondering what would happen if one of the muslim players

started praising alla and doing whatever it is they do. You can bet there would be an uproar.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. That's my argument against prayer in school

We'd have to let the Muslims pray 6 times a day.

Shuts the prayer folks right up.

[treestar]

17. Wow, that's a good one!

I think they are assuming it would be the "Hail Mary!"

[Zax2me]

23. They do. And there's not.

Estimated 3% of the league is Muslim and they pray and fast during practice and throughout the season when they so choose.
No uproar.
You lose the bet.

[madmom]

28. Haven't seen it on TV every weekend though! With this guy you

can't miss it!

[BOHICA12]

36. You weren't around for Muhammad Ali ...

no uproar .... he was too entertaining. Much like Tebow.

[The Doctor.]

37. Different world.

When Ali was fighting, there wasn't institutionalizes Islamaphobia.

[JVS]

7. Didn't we do this before with Muhammed Ali?

[Shankapotomus]

8. What if Tebow was a Teabagger?

He'd be a tebowing teabagger.

[pinto]

10. Suggest this issue be discussed in Religion forum.

Thanks. Locking ~ pinto

[pinto]

11. On follow up, unlocked this thread. The topic fits the GD forum as a cultural and media issue.

Thanks all. ~ pinto

[DCBob]

12. They would blame Obama.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. LOL!

[The Straight Story]

14. They would check the ball after each throw to see it had a bomb in it

And fans of the team would yell about how he was pushing his religion on them when he tebowed

[hfojvt]

15. probably a few of them were Lakers fans

in spite of Kareem the dream.

What if Ali was a Christian, would progressives be deriding him for thanking God for his victories?

[onenote]

16. Fundie Christians that defend Tebow would criticize him and

some DUers that now criticize Tebow would defend him.

[Zax2me]

24. Exactly.

No big secret. This is exactly what would happen.

[spanone]

18. what if he was an atheist who preached his beliefs?

[The Straight Story]

21. What is a belief? I didn't think atheists 'believed' in things?

There are no beliefs, only facts....

[Zax2me]

19. Those that hate him - he would be a hero

They would DEFEND and applaud his mentioning Allah in post-game press conferences.
These are the same people that cring when he mentions Jesus.
I see double-standards on both sides.

[cherokeeprogressive]

20. If Tebow were a Muslim...

And the line had the Pats favored by 40 points, EVERYONE would take the Broncos and the points.

[Zax2me]

25. I'd take Tebow and 40 points under ANY scenario!

Talk about bringing everyone together -

[pamela]

26. Have you seen the ugly wingnut Facebook pic about Muslims and Tebow?

I don't want to post it here but it's a split photo of a group of Muslims praying on one side and Tebow praying on the other. The caption says "Why is this ok..." (under the Muslims) " but this isn't?" (under Tebow)

My wingnut sister posts shit like that pretty frequently and I'm seriously thinking about "unfriending" her if she doesn't stop.

[Seeking Serenity]

27. We wouldn't mock him.

In fact, he'd go completely unremarked upon in DU.

[madmom]

29. What if we didn't know what his religion was, because he kept it to himself?

[Seeking Serenity]

31. Should he have to? (n/t)

[madmom]

33. Why should we have to be subject to religion when we want to watch football? There's a

time and place for everything.

[joeybee12]

32. He wouldn't have even been drafted by the Broncos...nt

[dawg]

34. Broncos fans would support him, even the conservatives.

Everyone else would call him a devil. Americans are tribalistic that way.

[LadyHawkAZ]

35. Salon just did an article on it

http://www.salon.com/2012/01/12/what_if_tim_tebow_were_muslim/

In 1990, Chris Jackson was drafted by the Denver Nuggets out of Louisiana State University. In 1991, Jackson converted to Islam. In 1993, he changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. In 1996, Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the national anthem at an NBA game. A religious storm followed.

Everyone had an opinion, from fans to sports writers to radio hosts. Sports Illustrated reported that some people suggested Abdul-Rauf be deported. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was born in Mississippi, however, and deportation from Colorado to Mississippi is rare. Two Denver-area radio hosts even walked into a mosque with a stereo playing the Star Spangled Banner. One was wearing a turban. And a Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf T-shirt. While broadcasting live, on air.

Abdul-Rauf claimed in a 2010 interview with HoopsHype.com that “[a]fter the national anthem fiasco, nobody really wanted to touch me.” He played only three more seasons in the NBA before going overseas to play professionally. In that same interview, he discusses how his home in Mississippi was burned down just a few months prior to Sept. 11. He eventually left the state.

So Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf stood up (or in this case, sat down) for his religious beliefs. He made his religion a visible aspect of his life and a visible aspect of his professional basketball career. Just like Tim Tebow. The difference of course being that Tim Tebow was satirized on “Saturday Night Live.” Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had his home burned down and felt blacklisted from the NBA.