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Tim Tebow with his family.

Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan 18, 2010 / 07:18 pm (CNA).- A pro-life ad featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother will be aired during the Super Bowl broadcast on CBS. The 30-second ad, sponsored by Focus on the Family, intends to encourage respect for life.

Tebow’s parents served as Christian missionaries in the Philippines. His mother, Pam, had contracted a life-threatening infection while pregnant with him, but she refused medical advice to abort her unborn son.

The Super Bowl ad will tell their story, Focus on the Family says. Its theme will be “Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life.”

In the past, Tebow has said he believes his mother’s story has helped women decide not to abort their children.

The Tebows said they agreed to appear in the commercial because they feel very strongly about the life issue.

Jim Daly, president and CEO of Focus on the Family, said the partnership with the Tebows comes at a moment in the culture when families “need to be inspired.”

"Tim and Pam share our respect for life and our passion for helping families thrive," Daly commented. "They live what we see every day – that the desire for family closeness is written on the hearts of every generation. Focus on the Family is about nurturing that desire and strengthening families by empowering them with the tools they need to live lives rooted in morals and values."

He reported that the funding for the ad comes from a handful of “very generous” donors who specifically contributed funds for the project. No money from Focus on the Family’s general fund was used, the organization adds.

"Now that the ad has been shot, we're excited to tell people it's coming, because the Tebows' story is such an important one for our culture to hear," Daly said. "You won't want to miss it."

Last year CatholicVote.org created a pro-life ad using the image of President Barack Obama on the theme “Life: Imagine the Potential.”

The group had submitted the ad for NBC’s Super Bowl broadcast but it was rejected on the grounds that the network does not show ads involving “political advocacy or issues.” CatholicVote.org denied there was anything objectionable in the ad.

Despite NBC’s refusal to air the ad, titled “Imagine,” hundreds of thousands of people still viewed the 30-second spot on YouTube.

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Published by: g
ny 01/28/2010 12:48 PM EST

Thanks you for sharing your story & God Bless you.

Published by: Sara
Colorado Springs/CO/USA 01/27/2010 03:49 PM EST

Dear Jeremy, I too am a mother of adopted children from the foster care system. There are thousands of couples waiting to adopt children; even those with birth defects and special needs. There is no such thing as an unwanted child. As a sister of a person born with severe birth defects; I can assure you she was a light in my life and I was devasted when she died. Just because abortion is legal doesn't make it safe. Most clinics to not offer general anesthesia, they don't have defibulators, whole blood, or generators in the event of a power outage. We pro-lifers care just as much for the women as we do for their babies. Abortion stops a beating heart and leaves emotional and many times physical scars on the mother. A woman does not have the right to do anything she wants to with her body; by law she may not inject illicit substances, do herself harm, sell her body for profit, or use her body to inflict harm on others. As Kay said, a woman does have a choice and once a new human being has been conceived; then there is another body to consider in the consequences of her actions. You are right Jeremy, there are many social justice issues that need voices for those who have no voice. I respect your passion and your right to speak to those issues. Our passion is to speak for the human being in the womb who has no voice. God bless you Jeremy.

Published by: Kay
Wake Forest/NC/USA 01/27/2010 11:20 AM EST

Anti-Facist Jeremy, As the mother of 3 adopted children who came out of the foster care system, my children definitely know that they are wanted! A woman does have a choice, I just believe that it comes before she is pregnant. Once she is pregnant, she is doing what she wants to someone else's body. Please give the Tebow family the credit they deserve!

Published by: Anti-Fascist Jeremy
Lancaster PA 01/27/2010 08:57 AM EST

Rate: Regular

Where do you people get off trying to control other people's bodies & lives? With abortion staying legal AND safe, atleast the kids brought into this already over-populated world will know that they're actually wanted! A woman has every right to doing what she feels fit with her own body. Why don't pro-lifers go vegan & end the terroristic murder to animals (on factory farms & fur farms)? Why don't pro-lifers fight stronger against corporate ameriKKKan greed that keeps people as wage slaves in this country & sweatshop slaves elsewhere? Why not fight harder against wars that murder innocent people for special interests? (it's far from keeping this country or others "free"!)...

Published by: Tim Scallon
Waukesha/Wisconsin/USA 01/26/2010 10:30 PM EST

Tim, From another Tim who has two adopted children (one about your size, my son, 6'1" about 240+, former HS football player and current college student) and our daughter, HS, came close to not having their time on earth. Their Birth Mothers are heroes, like your Mom (give her a hug from our family!). They are good young Catholic Christians and hopefully will help others get closer to Christ as you have. Thanks for your courage against the missinformed and those under the power of satan (I don't capitalize his name, as he doesn't deserve it, though he is formitable to those without Grace, but nothing in absolute terms or vs Our Lord of course). Let's do our part to beg Our Lord to bring our fellow citizens and brothers to repentance! Way to go Tim, Tim

Published by: Elsa Caraballo
New City/NY/USA 01/21/2010 08:22 PM EST

Dear Tim and family, Thank you for your Courage and inspiration. Most importantly for keeping the Faith, I thank you. Let's not only End Abortion but Abstain from premarital sex and reduce STDs in our society. The Youth are on the road to perdition and we must Guide them on the Right Path. May God and Mother Mary continue to bless you. Elsa Caraballo

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