Friday, March 26, 2010

response to Kevin's Tim Tebow post

This post is in response to Kevin’s blog post about Tim Tebow and his endorsement of a pro-life campaign advertised by Focus on the Family, a pro life Christian organization. While I did not see the video, I checked out the homepage for this group and it seems that the organization is a non-profit Christian group focused on helping families via redemption and several missions and principals that are rooted in Christianity. The only concern I have is the actual impact the company is having and where they are getting their money form. While it is no secret that the catholic church is incredibly well endowed, I am still not sure where the funding is coming from to propagate this organization on the grand stage that is the super bowl. And not only did they seize an incredibly expensive slot, they also organized for Tim Tebow to endorse their company. And while I don’t disagree that he is an applicable candidate for this organization, I simply wonder how much he was paid. If this organization is spending so much money on advertising, how much money are they delegating to the families who contact them? I see this organization’s advertisement as a taken opportunity to protest abortion. While I don’t disagree that all people are entitled to their own opinion, I have always felt that these opinions should stay rooted in said person, and to impose one’s ideals onto another or say I don’t know about 106 million people is absurd. Now I am not sure if this company is simply trying to get their name out to people and families so that they may be helped, or if they are simply propagating the Christian ideals through their organization. Either way, I hope some good is coming out of Focus on the Family, and that its members are helping more people than just themselves.

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