"What if Tim Tebow were Muslim?"

http://www.salon.com/2012/01/12/what_if_tim_tebow_were_muslim/



     I am aware that I have done many articles concerning Tim Tebow yet I feel that they are interesting and often very funny.  This article certainly falls under that category as it asks the question "What if Tim Tebow were Muslim?"  The inspiration for the article comes from another article titled "What if Michael Vick were White?".  The article debates possible outcomes of public reaction if Tim Tebow openly practiced the Islam religion as he does now as a Christian.  According to the article, some studies say the it would not be well-received by the public.  The article went on to compare other instances when Muslims have received bad reactions from the public.  For example, the show "All-American Muslim" lost advertisers "who were pressured by groups claiming that the show was Islamic propaganda".  One other example that the article provided was that of NBA player Chris Jackson who converted to Islam with the name Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.  In 1996, he refused to stand for the national anthem at an NBA game, creating chaos in the media.  This article was interesting and really made me think about the question the that author posed.
     The author of this article, Marcus Cederstrom, appealed to the connection between sports and religion throughout the article.  I am sure that many readers thought the article was interesting aI a sure that many people had different answers to the question. Nonetheless, in my personal opinion I think that Tebow would still be all over the media if he openly practiced Islam, yet I think it would not be received well by the public.