Comments on: A Matter of Choice

By: SadStateofAffairs

SadStateofAffairs — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:09:44 +0000

I agree Jennie. If Tim Tebow had not come out a big football star – not that I think that is the height of success by any means, look at OJ – would that mean that Mama Tebow made the WRONG decision? What if he came out mentally damaged, in a wheelchair, or she went into a coma from the birth and died- would you then work backwards to making her decision to have a child wrong? There is something wrong with looking back after you have an adult to pat yourself on the back or validate a decision you made 25 years ago, or to second guess it – that’s the point – the logic is not there. We all make a decision in our private heart to have or not have a child. Let it stay there.
I dont think everyone who has a million dollars and something to spout needs to have access to the Super Bowl either. It should not be a pulpit but if it’s to be a pulpit then let it not be a pulpit only for the Christian right, why NOT have a gay ad, it’s just another personal choice we can rub people’s nose in.
Oh well at least it was 30 seconds the beer companies weren’t drumming it into us how sexy it is to drink beer. Right!

By: Anya@IW

Anya@IW — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:32:52 +0000

What those groups did is give Focus on the Family alot of free advertising! – Holly

After seeing the ad, I find the uproar utterly ridiculous. – Samantha

Very very true. Some of the players (Allred comes readily to mind) will do anything for publicity, however.

The only thing that was a little weird for me was that the tackle of Mrs. Tebow came on right after the tackling that occured in the Snickers ad with Betty White! Holly, I can’t believe some folks are trying to spin the commercial into something more. Geez. That is pathetic IMO.

Eileen, very nicely said. I couldn’t have said it better.

By: Samantha@IW

Samantha@IW — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:03:12 +0000

After seeing the ad, I find the uproar utterly ridiculous. War, A zillion dollar national debt ((thats the actual number, I checked), killer bees, and swine flu, but this is what we get up in arms about? Please, must’ve been a slow week in the media.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:26 +0000

I didn’t see the ad but my husband had much the same reaction as Holly – “That’s it? That’s what all the controversy was about?”

I have no problem with the ad, nor do I have a problem with any pro-choice or pro-life ads, in fact, pro-life is a choice, it’s just a very different choice from abortion, but it’s still a choice and I see no problem with it being celebrated and touted just as much as the abortion choice that is always championed by so many women.
I look at it much the same as I do ‘end of life’ issues, it’s a matter of personal choice based on personal beliefs. I will not step on your free will, do not step on mine.

One thing I agree very much with Jennie that she said:
“The other thing I wondered about was the implication that Mrs. Tebow’s choice was the correct one because she has this healthy, successful son.”

I personally would like to see ALL pro-life choices celebrated, ‘normal’ births, disabilities, abortion survivors (those who survived due to acts on the part of nurses and/or doctors, or mothers that change their mind after seeing that the baby survived the abortion, etc.), my personal belief is that all life should be celebrated in this manner. I’m sure there are many mothers who chose life when faced with a similar decision as Mrs. Tebow, they did not deliver such healthy babies that went on to such success, and they still celebrate their decision anyway. In fact, I know a few. But this particular ad was about THEIR story, and we have no way of knowing that Mrs. Tebow would not be celebrating her son even if he was not this healthy, successful son.

God Bless every woman and man faced with this difficult choice.

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:47:03 +0000

I watched the Tim Tebow commerical expecting some “preachy” anti abortion, pro-life, controversial ad! When it was over both my husband and I said: “that’s it”! If it wasn’t for Gloria Allred,Planned Parenthood, NOW, and the media, I wouldn’t have known what the commericial was about. What those groups did is give Focus on the Family alot of free advertising!
I was reading the comments on the Huffington Post last night and since the ad was so mild,they have a new problem with the Tebows and Focus on the Family: the ad promotes violence against women and Focus on the Family condones violence against women! All this based on the fact that Tim Tebow had his Mom in a “headlock” and he “knocked her down”.
Seriously, are these people for real? It was a commercial and it was a joke.

By: Pam@IW

Pam@IW — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:23:18 +0000

I only saw one commercial regarding this and if you blinked you would have missed it and maybe not even known what it was about.

By: Anya@IW

Anya@IW — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:48:54 +0000

We considered adopting Bandit, who appears this year on the puppy bowl. We’ll be watching to see how he does. – Ann

Not to stray off topic, but you met a puppy that is going to be in the puppy bowl?!?

How exciting. Can you tell more?

By: Ann@IW

Ann@IW — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:02:32 +0000

YES! to the Puppy Bowl. I hope to watch some of it too. We considered adopting Bandit, who appears this year on the puppy bowl. We'll be watching to see how he does. I think any commercial supporting life and families is perfectly suitable for a family show. Frankly, I find the Tebow story heartwarming and uplifting. I can't see what is so controversial about the choice to have a baby. Since when is that controversial? Should they get and show a mass murderer or the rapist who kidnapped and killed that little Shenia five year old and say “See, if his momma had had an abortion instead of an unwanted child this would not have happened?” Well, no. Babies aren't rapists or murderers. Being an unwanted child does not dictate anyone's path in life. Unwanted children are as valuable as every other person. All men are created equal.

By: Anya@IW

Anya@IW — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:03:43 +0000

Pam, I totally agree that it is FOF’s right to spend their money as they see fit. I do believe I read somewhere in my research that the money FOF used had been contributed by people who specifically wanted it to go to the type of effort they are undertaking with this commercial.

I am not a fan of FOF, not so much because of the abortion issue, but because of what I believe is their anti gay acceptance stance.

I think FOF just happened to find the right spokesperson with the right back story for their commercial. I can see why CBS was comfortable with this ad – even though some consider it controversial.

Anyway, Tim Tebow is appealing and I am interested in seeing the commercial – unless I happen to be tuned to the Puppy Bowl at that moment! (We are having the Puppy Bowl again, I hope???).

Thanks to everyone who was willing to contribute to this topic.

By: Jennie@IW

Jennie@IW — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:34:42 +0000

Just to be clear, though I disdain FotF, I have no problem with them spending their money as they see fit. That’s certainly their right and it’s pointless to tell them that this isn’t a good use of it.