Rugby player Israel Folau was sacked by Rugby Australia for posting on social media that “hell awaits drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolators”. He is back in court today, seeking $10m in damages, an apology from Rugby Australia and reinstatement into both his club and national teams. Having become a ‘born again’ Christian in 2017, he is also arguing for the right to express his religious beliefs.
According to a statement read out by his lawyer, Folau believed it was “a loving gesture to share passages from the Bible with others”. Who else but a true believer could spout such hateful nonsense, while configuring it as loving concern about the welfare of others?
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