Rugby player Israel Folau avoids sanctions for anti-gay comments
While he admitted he could have conveyed his religious views in a more positive way, he didn’t commit to change his social media use to fall in line with Rugby Australia policy.
While he admitted he could have conveyed his religious views in a more positive way, he didn’t commit to change his social media use to fall in line with Rugby Australia policy.
“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake”
Last year the rugby player came out against marriage equality, saying that he wouldn’t support a Yes vote in the postal survey.
Rugby player David Pocock said: “Sport is at its best when it’s challenging society to become more inclusive.”
“It’s not judgemental or anything, it doesn’t affect me”
“The homosexual lobby has its own flag – what next? Are they going to start handing out their own separate homosexual citizenships?”
The ad closes with the message: “love is love, unless you disagree.”
“Put Johnny Farnham up there. Put an Aussie up there”
“This marriage equality debate has exposed us to a lot of negativity in Queensland, where a lot of people live in rural areas and have probably never met a gay person”
“It feels fantastic to know that we’re equal in their eyes”