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“The uproar over Tim Tebow’s Super Bowl ad with his mother, who is expected to talk about how she ignored medical advice to have an abortion when she had complications during her pregnancy, shows the underlying hypocrisy in the so-called abortion ‘debate’: There can be no debate, no conversation at all.

“A simple ad with the theme ‘Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life’ has now been deemed by the National Organization for Women ‘extraordinarily offensive and demeaning.’” Read the rest here.

So let’s see: GoDaddy’s SuperBowl ads each year don’t create a reaction from radical feminists, but the pro-life Tim Tebow ad is a bother. Can’t remember who first pointed out to me this contradiction, but it’s true.

Hat tip: JR

I knew I liked Brit Hume, and now I have a solid basis for my appreciation for the news man with the catchy name.

On The O’Reilly Factor, Hume shared that he encourages Tiger Woods to turn to Christianity and “be a great example to the world.”

This is a great discussion between Hume and O’Reilly. The two shared what Christianity offers, which is forgiveness and redemption. “Jesus Christ offers something that Tiger Woods badly needs,” said Hume.

Hume shared there have been those who harshly criticized him for his words, as well as the impression he gave for putting down Buddhism. He explained himself well and shared that even Scripture tells there would be those who would be angered by mentioning the name of Jesus.

You may have read about the push to encourage OU fans not to sing “… and the home of the SOONERS!” instead of the proper ending of the National Anthem. Here is the actual story about the controversy in The Oklahoman.

I normally don’t like to stop to kick every barking dog, but this issue requires a stand. You can count me with David Boren and the fans who want this phenomenon to stop because:

1) It’s silly copy-cat-ism at its worst. The Atlanta Braves started this years ago (which makes more sense as they are the Braves, by the way, and only add an ‘S’ on the end) so it’s not even original to us;

2) There’s something unpatriotic about messing with our national anthem, and we Okies are the first ones to get upset when someone tinkers with the words of the pledge of allegiance. Why does this not upset us?;

3) The so-called tradition is brand-new. It did not begin until a decade ago; and

4) Finally, the fans who do it subconsciously realize it’s inappropriate. How do I know? Because during the ballgame directly following 9/11, the entire stadium, I vividly recall, sang as one “… and the home of the brave.”

Let’s keep celebrating America the home of the brave, fellow Sooners!