TIM TEBOW is scheduled to speak at the first baptist dallas church, which is a big outfit with thousands of members with somewhat controversial opinions, ostensibly extremely intolerant. The minister, a gentleman named jeffress, and the congregation might be fairly described as " extremely conservative."
They don't like gays, jews, mormons, moslems, hindus, atheists, agnostics, non christians of any sort, and, for good measure, liberals or socialists. Nobody gets a free pass. Their attitude about catholics, hispanics and blacks remains a bit murky, but somehow, you don't feel good about the possibilities.
The scary thing is, there are thousands of church members, and, for the most part, they are white, upper middle class mainstream americans, tea party types, some of whom hold political office. Guessing wildly, republicans probably score heavily in congregational straw polls.
Their achilles heal is that they don't like anybody, and thus have a veritable plethora of natural enemies of their own choosing. Too many enemies spells ultimate defeat. Ask Hitler.
Do the good folks as first baptist dallas not understand that inclusive, non judgmental tolerance and acceptance, (the sort which seems to have been taught clearly by the teacher they emulate in very indirect, hardly discernable ways), is the way (wave) of the future?
IN the great ongoing sea (seed) change of universal ethnic irrelevancy, those who adhere to the outdated notion that religiosity is not an individual choice, but a divine mandate, shall be consigned to the dust bin of history, along with witch trials and inquisitions.
Please note that extreme right wing politicians are not getting very far in america these days, nor anywhere else. Tim Tebow is a good guy, and he understands the truth of mike ditka's comment: "make whatever plan you want, but be ready to change it". Maybe Tim'll talk some sense into 'em.
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