As many of you sports fans (or people who know sports fans, or people from Denver, or really anyone who watched the news yesterday) undoubtedly already know, the Denver Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers last night in overtime, sending the Broncos to a playoff game and reestablishing the credibility of Bronco quarterback and very public Christian Tim Tebow. The win was even enough to inspire a five-anchor, in-unison example of “Tebowing.” Impressive stuff.

Perhaps even more exciting than the game, however, was the reaction from (what else?) Twitter!

Things started on a skeptical note in the Twitterverse, with a few posters reprimanding pastors who thrive on topical sermons…

Once the game was over, however, the tune started to change. The Tweet of God was, naturally, quick to have an opinion on the matter…

And even prominent atheist bloggers were willing to offer Tebow a little credit…

Still, some thought things got a little out of hand…

While others thought Tebow’s sphere of influence went far beyond the football field…

(Get it? Because he plays a sport? Eh? Eh?)

In other news: So everyone knows America is the most religious nation in the industrialized world, but does that really mean anything? (other than in sports, that is) Salon.com looks at the matchup “between creed and deed” in America.

Are you a hipster? Do you want to know more about Hinduism? Well the Hipster Guide to Hinduism is here to make your totally underground day, complete with a hipstery-Hindu photo album!

Finally, it’s History Monday, so your religious things of the day come in two parts. First are some Old Timey Faith Photos of Snake Handlers and Faith Healers of the Day from Life magazine. (via boingboing):

And for the Thomas Jefferson buffs among you, here’s an Historic Preservation Video of the Day about how the Smithsonian is working to preserve the Jefferson Bible (Jefferson’s cut-and-paste version of the Christian holy book):

Tebow image courtesy Jeffrey Beall via wikimedia commons.

– Jack “Tweetmaster” Jenkins