Pro-life Superbowl Ad Sparks National Controversy
Kory Barnas
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: News
Controversy has erupted across the entire nation, because CBS has decided to air an ad that stars the Florida Gator's quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother. The controvercial commercial that will be airing during the Super Bowl has a pro-life message.
The Super Bowl commercial has a personal story where Tim's mother Pam, tells a story about her fifth pregnancy, and the ad is paid for by a conservative Christian group called, "Focus on the Family."
In the commercial Tim's mother talks about how she was a missionary in the Phillipines when she found out she was expecting her fifth child. She goes on to explain that she contracted an illness while in the country. When she found out that she was ill, the doctors had advised her to have an abortion, because they believed the medical treatments would harm the unborn child.
Pam Tebow decided not to have the abortion, despite the doctors advice and warning. In August, 1987 she gave birth to a baby boy.
According to Fox news a pro-life group calls the ad, "un-American hate, that does not deserve to be aired during an American pastime." Also, the group claims that the group, "Focus on the Family," is "homophobic" and "anti-equality." Many are speaking out against the commercial, but there are those who do support the ad.
At West Chester University students have mixed feelings about the commercial. The commercial has some people talking. When asked, the students gave their honest opinons on whether or not the commercial with the pro-life message should be aired during Sunday's game. A 21-year old female student of WCU said, "My answer to that is yes, I definitely believe it should be aired during the Super Bowl! What better time to reach an enormous amount of people about a message about family! Apparently the word 'abortion' does not even appear in the ad, and as Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, has said, 'Our message is about family and if we're saying family is political, I think we've got deeper issues in this country.' America needs to hear the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts. But this is the home of the brave, and kudos to Tim Tebow for being brave enough to speak out about the gratitude he has for his mother who chose life for him. It's sad that people are trying to silence his voice, just as the doctors wanted to silence him even before he was born."
The Super Bowl commercial has a personal story where Tim's mother Pam, tells a story about her fifth pregnancy, and the ad is paid for by a conservative Christian group called, "Focus on the Family."
In the commercial Tim's mother talks about how she was a missionary in the Phillipines when she found out she was expecting her fifth child. She goes on to explain that she contracted an illness while in the country. When she found out that she was ill, the doctors had advised her to have an abortion, because they believed the medical treatments would harm the unborn child.
Pam Tebow decided not to have the abortion, despite the doctors advice and warning. In August, 1987 she gave birth to a baby boy.
According to Fox news a pro-life group calls the ad, "un-American hate, that does not deserve to be aired during an American pastime." Also, the group claims that the group, "Focus on the Family," is "homophobic" and "anti-equality." Many are speaking out against the commercial, but there are those who do support the ad.
At West Chester University students have mixed feelings about the commercial. The commercial has some people talking. When asked, the students gave their honest opinons on whether or not the commercial with the pro-life message should be aired during Sunday's game. A 21-year old female student of WCU said, "My answer to that is yes, I definitely believe it should be aired during the Super Bowl! What better time to reach an enormous amount of people about a message about family! Apparently the word 'abortion' does not even appear in the ad, and as Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, has said, 'Our message is about family and if we're saying family is political, I think we've got deeper issues in this country.' America needs to hear the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts. But this is the home of the brave, and kudos to Tim Tebow for being brave enough to speak out about the gratitude he has for his mother who chose life for him. It's sad that people are trying to silence his voice, just as the doctors wanted to silence him even before he was born."
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