I enjoyed the skit and the fact it makes Pat Robertson crazy makes it even better. Pat states if it had been about Muslims there would be bombs going off, but SNL has done MANY skits about muslims... no bombs.. just laughts.... The one they did on Khadafi after he was killed was Ha Larious.

I am Christian, and I did not have any problems with the skit. (other than it was marginally funny)

Can't we show we're Christians by our love? Do we have to have no sense of humor? The world can be a difficult place, why not sit back and smile every once and a while.

Tebow himself has said that "God does not care who wins the game". He is thanking God for giving him the ability and success when they score a touchdown. Christian sales guys may say a prayer in the car after they have landed a new account. A Christian Realtor may say a prayer after they got a new listing. There is nothing unusual about what Tebow is doing in the eyes of a Christian. Muslims pray 5 times a day. Good for them. Why is this so different?

The guy is 23. He is going to win some, he is going to lose some. In Chicago, we have a QB called Caleb Hanie, that makes Tebow look like Joe Namath, Fran Tarkenton, Tom Brady, and the entire Manning clan morphed into one. The media hate Christians so much, they find it hard to be truly objective about his skills. Denver is not as good as the Patriots on either side of the ball. Denver is a far better team this year than last and are in a good position to make the playoffs after a multi year hiatus. Will they win the Super Bowl? Probably not, but that does not make Tebow less of a person.

I have not watched SNL for 25 years, because it is not very funny. Jay Leno, Chelsea Handler, and Conan put on better shows each night than these guys do when they have a week to come up with a show.

As the liberals and mainstream media continue to show their unvarnished hatred and bigotry of Christians, we are just changing the channel.

A few points, it's true that if SNL had done a skit and it was Mohammed (not just your typical, run of the mill muslim here) doing what they had Jesus doing there would be riots, gaurantee it. There could be arguments made from both perspectives. Muslims have tremendous reverence for their prophet and his edicts. They'll defend it with fervor. Reverence is a good thing. From another perspective, do we really want religious folks being so zealous about their faith that they riot at any indication of it being mocked? Humility and grace are good as well.

I would also like to point out that most Christains traditions understand that God is very capable of defending Himself and that is why a Christian is less likely to riot and "throwing off bombs." Not that Muslims do not believe in the power of Allah, but their religion requires more from them than the Christain faith does. Islam leans more towards a works based salvation were as Christianity leans towards grace for salvation.

Pat Robertson has his panties in a twist. I guess he doesn't realize that God created humor too, and is quite big enough to take a little satire. He's also big enough to protect himself, so I don't think he needs self-appointed knights in slimy armor riding up to his aid.

He's right about the difference between Islam and Christianity, though. I may never figure out why they feel they have to use violence to protect the image of their profit. If someone burned a bible, I would probably feel offended, but the Word is with God, and the Word is God, not some collection of pages bound together. It's a book, that's all, and there's plenty more where they came from.

All in all, I thought the skit was funny, if (as with most SNL skits) it had some parts that were in bad taste.

Get over it Pat; I'm sure Jesus already has.

Well, judging by Texas' lack of rain this summer, even after the prayer event, i would say your god does not like to be told what to do. So i guess he wont like you telling him how to feel.

and tebow lost, BY A LOT!!

No, the DENVER BRONCOS LOST. Football is a TEAM sport.

It's the hyperactive media that's causing all the UNNECESSARY stink about Tebow & his religion. "Oh look, a NFL Quarterback giving thanks to God. How dare he! That's totally unprofessional & it is our obligation to bash him good-damn Christian goody goody!"

Well said! The message presented by the main stream media & also SNL's "skit" is a crystal clear one;

Endzone antics of slam dunks, chest bumps, shuffles, dance routines are FAR less offensive than someone kneeling silently on the sidelines giving thanks to his God. I reiterate, let's see these cowards make fun of Muslims & their religion. Don't hold your breath.

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In case you didn't know, the reason some people are tired of Tebow's religiosity isn't because he kneels and prays during games, it's because he and his mom paid for an anti-choice ad in last year's Super Bowl.

And by the way, very poor analogy, a slam dunk or a chest bump is not pretending to give you the answers to the universe.

Found this in a related article... We should watch what we vote for, or we may not need to move to the middle east to encounter religious oppression. History shows that theocracies are violent and oppressive no matter what kind of hats the leaders are wearing:

"There's an anti-Christian bigotry that is just disgusting," said Robertson on CBN, the Christian Broadcasting Network. “If this had been a Muslim country and they had done that, and had Muhammad doing that stuff, you would have found bombs being thrown off ... and bodies in the street. And we think it's OK."

I haven't watched SNL for years because I couldn't stand their skits on homosexuals. They made me sick. SNL promotes the stupidest things and guess who loves it. Yep, the sinner! However, it's not only SNL that mocks Christianity and the Biblical teachings, it is spread across our country. Our country will pay and pay dearly for this. Now you can laugh and make fun of me but beware be very aware. Time is short and then you will be begging God to make things right. However and then again, your right just doesn't match with God's so again I must repeat 'be aware' and I might add be scared. How long do you think it will be before God asks is there ten in your city. If you don't understand what I'm saying, just look in one of those funny little books (normally black) that has 'Holy Bible' on the front. God isn't playing a game where everyone is going to come out okay. Your choice: live or die, laugh or cry, Heaven or Hell. I hope you chose to live in Heaven with Jesus and His Bride. Fear, if you do not chose God then you will live in Hell with satan and his SNL'rs. Don't blame me, you have a choice. While you are alive, you have a choice or should I say a 'Chance'! God Bless You! I hope to see you in Heaven! God Loves You! Don't forget that!

CogitoErgo, I get what you're saying with your modified quote. I was thinking that when I was listening to the two of them. Are they saying we should be "throwing off bombs," because Jesus was mocked (or not; haven't seen the skit)? Does Pat think Christains should be reacting as a Muslim would if their profit was mocked? If not, I don't get the comparison and it seems silly to even bring it up. That's Pat for you though.

Sorry, I just saw your post. If you are going to quote the Bible, you should at least get it right. The verse you are attempting to justify this non-sense with is " For God so loved the world that he gave his only BEGOTTEN son. That is to say, the only son he sired Himself! Jesus said that we are ALL Gods children, good AND bad!

That being said, Christians need to get over themselves. God said he created us humans in His image, so it satnds to reason that if we have sense of humor, so does God! I personally thought it was hilarius! I thought it was espesially funny that in the skit, Jesus said he could not be there for Tebow during the Patriot game, and then Denver loses on Sunday!

I love this comment. And really, his accuracy stinks... so... he's pretty much as useful as a Kardashian. My issue with the man has nothing to do with his God-love - to each his own - I'm just tired of hearing about him. Seriously. I'm a Dolphins fan, so while it is against my nature to root for New England - yesterday we were cheering in my house! :-p

He's only popular because he is an outspoken Christian. To conservative religious America, that's all that matters. It doesn't matter how incompetent you are in your job, as long as you are a practicing Christian (and constantly rubbing everyone else's face in it), that's all that counts. It's how they view teachers, politicians, and now athletes as well, apparently.

Please, he’s popular because "all he does is win". The guy is a rookie, who
took over the starting position and won a bunch of close scoring games. Stop
with the whining he's a "practicing Christian (and constantly rubbing
everyone else's face in it)". He believes what he believes so why should
you care? I think it’s refreshing to see someone who stands by his convictions
and doesn’t care what other people think; it shows a lot of character.

Silently giving thanks to his creator? Silently? Way to completely not know anything about the topic you are commenting about.

But I forgot - you xians just pick and choose whichever passages in the bible you like and ignore the inconvient ones (like rich men don't get into heaven).

To many christians, the bible is like a software licensing agreement. They don't read it, they just scroll to the bottom and click "I Agree".

Why do you get to be offended but I apparently do not have that right? I am deeply offended by your ridiculous assertions, particularly your BS quip about God starving little children. God doesn't starve children, their leaders who would take the supplies for themselves do a good enough job of that...learn of that which you are speaking. No, I don't believe God pays particular attention to football games, but He DOES pay attention to the lives of those who are His. Tim Tebow KNOWS there are more talented players and he believes he has been put where he is for the sole reason of glorifying his Creator. How is that offensive? Maybe you have been hurt by Christians in the past and since we are all human, sometimes that happens but that is not a reflection on Jesus. Perhaps you ought to attempt to actually read the Bible instead of just spouting remarks you've heard others say...like Christians pick and choose. Yes, some do, that I will grant you, but most people who have met the living Christ DO study the Bible so we understand the WHOLE plan and are just trying to make the world a little better place. Maybe they don't do such a good job sometimes, but then, neither do mockers. I've always appreciated the joke where one person says to another "I wonder why God hasn't done anything about suffering in the world" and the other person asks "What are YOU doing about it." Personally, I don't see what is so offensive about a young man who loves the Lord saying so...maybe you prefer the ones who beat their wives or shoot themselves or someone else or get busted doing drugs. He does wear his religion on his sleeve, but he at least walks the talk. He works with many charities and he truly believes he is spreading the best news ever given. How is that so offensive? The SNL skit: funny but probably in poor taste-so what else is new?

One of the many BIGOTS is more like it.

I can only imagine (as I have not seen the clip) that some of it was in bad taste but why does Pat have to been so aggressive about it? If he had to make a comment on it at all why couldn't he have just said, "well some of it was in bad taste but at the end of the day it doesn't really matter.

but he DID do a commercial, during the superbowl, telling people to IGNORE medical advice and take a MAJOR risk (1 in 1000 surviving) to have their own 'tebow'. I wonder how many motherless families that commercial has created?

He should do MORE commercials as a meat-headed religious football player and LESS commercials giving 'advice' in a field he knows NOTHING about and requires intense higher learning and has provided incalculable success (compared to what was practiced before modern medicine)

I would accept it because he is an individual and respect his right to do it.
People have no right to ridicule someone for their beliefs no matter what it
is. If he's going to do this on the field make it quick so the game can
continue. If there on the sidelines take as long as you want.

you think i'm black?? BAHAHA, i am irish and english i couldn't get any whiter if i tried! You can see my guts working through my skin (not literally) LOL.

I dont even know what or why you went there or how to comment. I dont 'worship' anyone or anything, and i definately dont think of sports figures as anything more than athletes. They are NOT doctors or scientists or psychologists or authorities on ANYTHING, except the specific sport they play, and that's it.

and if you actually listened to the skit, i was quoting it!

JerseyJ9, I didn't say or imply that you were black or you worship anyone. I was just saying, in general, people worship ghetto street thugs, and hate good guys. Why is that?

Yes, but Pat needs to dictate what's acceptable for all you heathens as well. He has to fill his show with some content. What would he do if it weren't railing against secularism? Oh, I know, preach the Good News.

If Islam or blacks were the joke, there would have been "hell" to pay. A person can't even make a negative true statement about a black without being called ignorant and racist. Give me a break, it happens all the time.

What ??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nicely put. My son is a Charger fan too, so I hope they make the playoffs, but I think Tebow is great, on and off the field.