Focus on the Family’s low-key ad runs during Superbowl
By Carl • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: Faith ReportUNDATED (AP) _ Viewers primed for controversy over a Christian ministry’s Super Bowl ad featuring football star Tim Tebow might be asking, “Is that all there is?” Focus on the Family revealed beforehand that the ad would feature Tebow and his mother, Pam, who gave birth to him in 1987 after rejecting a doctor’s advice to have an abortion for medical reasons.
But if abortion rights groups hadn’t protested, you might never have known what the ad was about. The closest it comes to mentioning abortion is when Pam Tebow says, “I call him my miracle baby. He almost didn’t make it into this world. I can remember so many times when I almost lost him.” Tim Tebow then bursts in and tackles his mom, who responds that she’s tougher than he is. The ad ends by saying viewers should go to Focus on the Family’s Web site for the full Tebow story.
