The Last Boy Scout

Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos quarterback, and former Florida Gators star, is a great passer, a savvy runner, and an unabashed Christian. The first two attributions fit quite well into the world of professional football and its fan base. The third item, especially Tebow's public demonstration of his faith on the field, doesn't sit so well. Some players have actually mocked him and others have expressed contempt for his "too good" lifestyle. Granted, Tebow is an anomaly in a violent sport world. That doesn't bother OTR. What does bother him is what Tebow's reception on the field, among the fans, and in the sports press says about what Americans have become in the so-called Post-Christian Era. National Review Online's Daniel Foster has some observations on Tebow and his impact that readers will find enlightening.