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Tim Tebow, quarterback for the Florida Gators football team (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The day after New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow cancelled a scheduled appearance at First Baptist Church in Dallas , his pastor called for prayer for him and those "hated by the world" because of the stands they take. But Tim did not take a stand and withdrew because of the pressure of the secular media calling him a homosexual bigot. Mac Brunson , senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla., is the former pastor of First Baptist Dallas. In 2006 Brunson left Dallas to lead the downtown Jacksonville megachurch, where the Tebow family are members. Tebow announced via twitter Feb. 21 he would not speak April 28 at the Texas church's grand opening celebration of its new, $130 million campus in downtown Dallas. "I will continue to use the platform God has blessed me with to bring Faith, Hope and Love to all those needing a brighter day," Tebow tweet

Tim Tebow, quarterback for the Florida Gators football team (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) For Tim Tebow , speaking at the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas , had to look like a great opportunity. He grew up attending a large Southern Baptist church, and an invitation to speak at one of the most venerable and historic Baptist churches in the world had to look like an easy call. He was going. All that changed yesterday when Tebow, the National Football League's most prominent evangelical symbol, sent word through Twitter that he was withdrawing from the event . His sudden announcement came after a whirlwind of controversy over his scheduled appearance at the Dallas church. Its senior minister, Robert Jeffress , is no stranger to public controversy. His sound bites are often incendiary, but his convictions—including the exclusivity of the gospel and the belief that homosexual behaviors are sinful—are clearly within the mainstream of American evangelicalism. While many complain