by AmandaB3

Article by David Burlison

By now most of the world is well aware that Tim Tebow of football fame and his mother will appear in a pro-life super bowl ad. The Tim Tebow super bowl ad is being sponsored by Focus on the Family, the well known Christian and pro-life organization. The super bowl ad will feature Tim Tebow of Heisman and University of Florida fame and his mother, with a pro-life message.

As the Tim Tebow ad is aired during the super bowl it is assured that the abortion debate continues on to the point of redundancy and the super bowl weekend will not only be filled with flying footballs and carryout pizza, but mingled in between the pom-poms and striped suit referees will be the reminder that the abortion issue is still alive and definitely not well.

From the discussions and debates on the national talk shows, like Larry King live, Fox, CNN and all the major networks, it appears that the only ones to have reviewed the Tim Tebow super bowl ad has been the super bowl network,CBS, and the big brass at Focus on the Family. The super bowl ad, as understood, is a pro-life message featuring Tim Tebow and his mother. The ad comments on the decision Tim Tebow’s mother made in the late eighties to go forward with Tim Tebow’s birth, despite warnings from Ms Tebow’s doctors during her pregnancy that she and her fetus son,Tim Tebow, would be subject to life threatening consequences if she continued with the pregnancy.

Obviously, Ms Tebow, was willing to take on a significant risk for herself and her un-born son,Tim Tebow. And as as a result of her faith to continue with the pregnancy, we have all prospered by enjoying the exciting and inspirational college career of Tim Tebow, one of the best college players in the history of the game. Suffice it to say, and regardless what your position on abortion, Ms Tebow’s courage and faith to continue with the pregnancy of her son, Tim Tebow, is worthy of applause.

Abortion is a complicated legal, moral and spiritual issue. In all honesty, a super bowl ad by Tim Tebow or anyone on the subject will probably alter very view peoples opinion as to whether they are pro-choice or pro-life. In all honesty, it is hard to be neutral and really address the issue of abortion, and the gap between the two views is unfortunately far too wide to ever imagine a compromise.

It may appear that the pro-life supporters are callous and insensitive to a desperate and confused young girl faced with the overwhelming decision to give birth and have to deal with a life long burden of an unwanted child. The burden of the decision is compounded many times over if the pregnancy is the result of rape, incest or as in Tim Tebow’s mother’s case, when the pregnancy is life threatening. And if you are pro-life and believe that life begins at conception there is really no room to compromise.

Maybe the best way to deal with the issue is for both sides to offer compassion and understanding to those faced with these real life decisions, and what makes this decision ever so difficult is that there is a possibility that there is an unborn human child that can not be ignored in this most difficult of issues.

Again, thank you Ms Tebow for giving us your much beloved son,Tim.

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