Neil Patrick Harris wearing eye black
to promote Super Bowl XLVII has raised the ire of a Christian
conservative site.
Harris, the openly gay star of CBS' How
I Met Your Mother, appears in a CBS commercial wearing eye black
printed with the game's date, Feb. 3, 2013.
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has
become a Christian celebrity by posting Bible verses in his eye
black.
Joe Kovacs claimed in a “WND
Exclusive” titled 'Gay' CBS Star Now Mimics Tim Tebow? that
CBS was mocking Christians.
“CBS, the television network airing
the big game this year, is now using an outspoken homosexual actor to
mimic Tim Tebow's style of trumpeting messages in eyeblack on his
face,” Kovacs
wrote.
“During Sunday's matchup between the
Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens, the network broadcast
several spots promoting the network's upcoming Super Bowl coverage in
New Orleans.”
“One football fan who watched the CBS
promo Sunday made the connection between Harris and Tebow, saying,
'They're pushing a gay agenda by using him, and they're mocking
Christians at the same time.'”
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