Tim Tebow Cancels talk with pastor Rod Parsley, who teaches that "God wants the faithful to be rich"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Tim Tebow Cancels Talk With Rod Parsley, Ohio Prosperity Pastor



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/tim-tebow-cancels-prosperity-pastor-rod-parsley-talk_n_1247893.html

The Denver Broncos quarterback and dedicated Christian had been scheduled to speak at a three-day Columbus event in March led by televangelist Rod Parsley.

Tebow's brother Robbie said in a phone interview that he was canceling the talk. Robbie Tebow said his brother's speakers' bureau hadn't researched the event before saying yes to the invitation.

"I know for a fact that Tim is not going to be a part of it," Robbie Tebow said. "That's being resolved."

Parsley teaches that God wants the faithful to be rich. Last year, he asked followers to donate more than $1 million to ward off satanic attacks. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican Sen. John McCain disowned an endorsement from Parsley after learning the pastor called Islam an "anti-Christ" religion.

[Drale]

1. Well I guess he's not a stupid kid. /nt

[WCGreen]

2. good for him...

[gopiscrap]

3. Tebow is an asshole

I can't stand it when these asshats make a phony display of their faith...I'm sure he's looking for an economic niche in it all.

[Stratetalker]

4. You tell em

   5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

   6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

The Book of Matthew. Ch. 6

[gopiscrap]

5. Yup I was gonna quote that also

but didn't feel like wasting that much energy on the pos.

[eomer]

6. I'm not a fan and the public displays irk me, but I think you're wrong about his motives.

My kids bumped into him various times at UF and he seems genuinely nice, not an asshole. In my opinion he is sincere in his beliefs and his public displays are what he believes is right as a result. Which makes him, again in my opinion, severely mistaken and misguided but not an asshole.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

7. I agree

He seems to be committed to his faith, and he seems to live it, not just talk it. He's done work with prisoners, he visits sick kids before games, etc.

I don't have to agree with his beliefs to think that he seems like a good young man with sincere beliefs.

[Dreamer Tatum]

8. He wishes God's blessing upon you, though.

And so do I.

God bless you, gopiscrap.

[msongs]

9. umm he is ALREADY rich lol doesn't need that conference nt

[zbdent]

10. maybe Tebow found that he wasn't getting a speakers' fee ...

maybe he was being hit on to pay to speak?