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He gaed a few unexpected fans the gay muny today, but notorly God-fearg quarterback Tim Tebow may have sred off the very supporters who saw him as a Christian celebry even as his NFL reer has fizzled — they're llg his about-face on an anti-gay marriage pastor "disastro," and clarg "his street cred wh the evangelil muny" all but gone.

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DO MATTER WHAT TIM TEBOW THKS ABOUT GAY ISSU?

He gaed&nbsp;a few unexpected fans the gay muny&nbsp;today, but the notorly God-fearg quarterback sred off the very supporters who saw him as a Christian celebry &mdash; they&#39;re llg his about-face on an anti-gay marriage pastor &quot;disastro.&quot; * tim tebow anti gay *

He gaed a few unexpected fans the gay muny today, but the notorly God-fearg quarterback sred off the very supporters who saw him as a Christian celebry — they're llg his about-face on an anti-gay marriage pastor "disastro.

IS TIM TEBOW GAY?

Tebow Unr Fire For Cancelg Anti-Gay Church Appearance * tim tebow anti gay *

"This article is om the archive of our partner gaed a few unexpected fans the gay muny today, but notorly God-fearg quarterback Tim Tebow may have sred off the very supporters who saw him as a Christian celebry even as his NFL reer has fizzled — they're llg his about-face on an anti-gay marriage pastor "disastro, " and clarg "his street cred wh the evangelil muny" all but Thursday morng, via a strg of tweets, the backup QB for the New York Jets (for now, at least) ncelled an upg appearance at the First Baptist Church Dallas.

TIM TEBOW ATTACKED BY AMERIN FAY ASSOCIATN FOR CANCELG ANTI-GAY CHURCH APPEARANCE

Tim Tebow agre that “gay is not ok,” acrdg to ntroversial pastor Robert Jefs, who claims the quarterback nceled  a speakg engagement at his * tim tebow anti gay *

Tebow's send-gusg followed reports that First Baptist pastor Robert Jefs attacked gay marriage, Islam, and Mormonism several rerd sermons.

The turnaround surprised many of Tebow's crics — who have noted his support for the vehemently anti-gay anizatn Foc on the Fay — and, equal measure, left some of his more vol supporters on the Christian right more than gobsmacked.

The fluential nservative rad host Bryan Fischer, for one, lled Tebow a "ward": Do he disagree wh him when he says that homosexualy is a s? Meanwhile, Tebow's turnaround on the speech Dallas has earned him aclas om outlets like the gay-themed sports webse OutSports, whose founr wrote today: It’s hard to believe the cisn om anythg but a revelatn about Jefs’ anti-gay preachg that fli the face of Tebow’s (generally) more posive and clive msag.

TIM TEBOW'S HOME CHURCH IS ALSO ANTI-GAY

Pastor of church where Tim Tebow is speakg lls AIDS "a gay disease". * tim tebow anti gay *

Whatever the reason, good for Tebow for sayg “No” to this anti-gay of this means that Tebow is steppg out of the spotlight. He did a pro-life Super Bowl ad that generated a lot of ntroversy, but there is no rerd of any of his views on gay issu. The Tim' piece and a recent one the New York Daily News by Michael O'Keefe (another iend of Outsports), referenced a Washgton Post profile last year, where Sally Qun tried to ask Tebow about gay marriage:.

TIM TEBOW AGRE WH MY ANTI-GAY VIEWS, SAYS PASTOR, WHO CLAIMS QB CANCELED APPEARANCE ONLY DUE TO CONTROVERSY

Tim Tebow To Addrs Anti-Gay, Anti-Semic Megachurch In Texas * tim tebow anti gay *

If he is agast gay marriage (as his relign would suggt), that would hurt him among a large segment of the populatn. If he is for gay marriage (as more and more young evangelils are), that would hurt him among his large fan base that would expect him to support their "tradnal" views. I don't have a good reason why we should re about what Tebow thks about gay issu, but I know we would re.

TIM TEBOW DRAWS PROTT FOR SPEAKG AT ALLEGEDLY ANTI-GAY CHURCH

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Tebow-related ems get good traffic on Outsports and the most rear ments; Cyd's "Why I hate Tim Tebow" and "Is Tim Tebow gay? Athlet are more and more beg drawn to the bate on gays, be NFL players takg stands on same-sex marriage or NHL players participatg a mpaign to support a gay teammate.

Tim Tebow is slated to speak at a notorly nservative private llege wh an anti-gay reputatn on Friday.

TIM TEBOW CANCELS DALLAS SPEECH, DISVERS THAT ANTI-GAY MEGACHURCH ARE CONTROVERSIAL

Robert Jefs, the senr pastor at the church, has ma flammatory ments about gays, Mlims and other groups the past. He's supported the crimalizatn of homosexualy Malawi and nmned the "so-lled LGBT agenda" as an asslt "on relig eedom and eedom of speech, " Right Wg Watch not.

After 9/11, for example, Falwell, along wh fellow evangelist Pat Robertson, partly blamed gays and lbians, among others, for "help[g] this happen. In 2009, he appeared a subtly anti-abortn Super Bowl ad fund by Foc on the Fay, an fluential Christian anizatn that mpaigns agast gay marriage and abortn, among other the ad ran, "a lot of people started wonrg, 'who is his guy, what do he believe?

TIM TEBOW, JETS QUARTERBACK, TO SPEAK AT VILENTLY ANTI-GAY, ANTI-SEMIC CHURCH FIRST BAPTIST DALLAS

Sce beg posted Tuday, the onle petn has been signed by nearly 10, 000 people, many of whom intified themselv as fellow You GoAnti-Gay Celebry Statements. Six years ago this week, Tebow was makg major headl around the Super Bowl for his appearance an ad om anti-gay evangelil group Foc on the Fay. As everyone now knows, Washgton Wizards backup center Jason Colls, who has travelled around the Natnal Basketball Associatn for more than a , announced a Sports Illtrated ver story that he was gay.

To hear them tell , the untry still perceiv open homosexuals the ways did before Stonewall while Christians rry the day as they did the days of Cotton Mather. And that's jt not the at the programs on broadst televisn and basic ble, as my iend Jane Turner – formerly of "Friday Night Lights" and "Northern Exposure" and who now hosts a daily rad program on KPRC 950AM out of Hoton if you e iHeartRad – has suggted on more than one are more homosexual characters appearg regularly on televisn right now than those who hold openly nservative or Christian polil views. This is not to suggt that there ought to be quotas or anythg of the sort; 's jt evince that gays creasgly get cultural acceptance while nservativ and Christians are treated like vars om another is, of urse no evince that Tebow was let go om the team bee of his mment to Christ.

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TIM TEBOW TO SPEAK AT ANTI-GAY, ANTI-SEMIC CHURCH

Is Tim Tebow gay?

TIM TEBOW NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE

But wh Tebow, even Deadsp is wonrg, wh their Wednday headle, "What if Tim Tebow were gay? " In non-Deadsp fashn, Drew Magary put asi the snark for a moment and analyzed what would happen if the man-of-the-hour was fact gay. Anyway, if Tebow were gay, a uple of thgs would happen.

Sendly, Tebow would have an credible opportuny to bridge the persistent divi this natn between evangelil Christians and the gay muny.

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Tim Tebow Agre Wh My Anti-Gay Views, Says Pastor, Who Claims QB Canceled Appearance Only Due To Controversy .

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