If there is someone whose shoes I’d rather not walk in, it’d be Tim Tebow’s. And not just because I suspect they’re bigger than my own. It’s just that, as a prominent Christian, he seems to be a lightning rod for anti-Christian hate. The latest incident, in which he came forward to comfort the wife of a passenger who had a heart attack during a flight, seems to be proving that the only thing some people hate worse than a Christian who fails to live their religion is a Christian who does.
A passenger suffered a heart attack. The Delta crew sprung into action and a physician’s assistant named Nicki Freeze started administering CPR.
As anxious passengers watched the drama, Tebow left his seat to see what was happening. Nobody knows what he actually said, but Tebow leaned over and hugged the stricken man’s wife and prayed with her and her friend.
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Tebow left the plane with her and collected her luggage. He put it in the car that was waiting for him and took the woman to the hospital.
He stayed with her as a doctor broke the news that her husband had died. Then he went on his way and didn’t say a thing about it.
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Tebow didn’t post anything on social media or speak to media. If he does, my guess is he’ll talk about the efforts of the flight crew and Freeze.
His foundation would only confirm the incident happened.
It seems to me that a good man stepped forward to offer what help he could–and far more help than most anyone else would have thought to offer. But based on the social media reaction, that was a terrible thing. Granted, the reporter figures the negative response at only 40% of the over-all response, but the sort of things Tebow is accused of is telling:
“I think I’m going to throw up,” one commenter wrote.
“Tim Tebow was getting in the way while trying to be a missionary on a plane? What a putz!” (Ed. There is no indication in interfered with treatment–if he had, he’d be in jail now)
“Tebow is the male equivalent of a Kardashian. Maybe he ought to change his name to Kim.” (Ed. Some even suspected a setup)
“Why is this even a story?” (Ed. Speaking of Kardashians…)
“Prayed? Give me a break. Get out of the way and let modern medicine take care of the sick. Idiot.”
Both the reporter and I agree: Such a response to such an act of kindness reveals more about the people who hate Tebow than it does about Tebow. But to be honest I have to retract me initial statement a little. I wish I could say I’d have done the same in his shoes.
Okay, so there were some things he did that were helpful. That is good to know.
One thing I admire about Tim Tebow is that he long ago quit worrying about what others say and he continues to live his life his way.
The cool thing is, he has the courage to continue being himself, regardless of what everyone else says. THAT is what is really telling.
Haha. You said the same thing, Dan, and beat me to it, too.
I hadn’t seen anything negative about this incident, but then I also avoid comments like the plague on most sites.
A wise choice. Most comments sections ARE a plague.
Wait! Aren’t we in the comments now?
I said MOST. Commenters in MY comments section are (usually) highly-intelligent, thoughtful, articulate people who can find common ground without resorting to GPS. 🙂
Who’s Tim tebow?
He’s a football player (in)famous for being Christian.
Tim Tebow is (in)famous for kneeling and praying at football games in front of the crowd. That would invite mockery from the vulgar, of course, and is not something I would do. Only he and God know his real intentions. Some probably think him to be a show-off, goody-goody. (There is bunch of that in some strains of Christiandom.) I suspect his motivation is “Let your light so shine…” by not “hiding it under a bushel,” though many of us would not follow that teaching in the same manner he does. But whatever you or I think of his approach, I believe that inside he is very good person. Too bad the media can’t handle a such.