Australian rugby union star Israel Folau has been sacked after he posted an anti-gay statement on social media.

A devout Christian who has made 73 international appearances for the Wallabies, Folau was found guilty of a code of conduct breach last week, following a homophobic social media post, which listed "drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolaters," reading underneath, "Hell awaits you."
The controversial Instagram post in April has not been deleted.
A three-person tribunal decided on Friday that Folau's contract with Rugby Australia should be terminated.
In a statement after his sacking was confirmed by Rugby Australia, Folau said he was "deeply saddened" by the outcome.
"It has been a privilege and an honor to represent Australia and my home state of New South Wales, playing the game I love," he stated.
Folau played 73 Tests for Australia.
Folau played 73 Tests for Australia.
"I am deeply saddened by today's decision to terminate my employment and I am considering my options.
"As Australians, we are born with certain rights, including the right to freedom of religion and the right to freedom of expression.
"The Christian faith has always been a part of my life and I believe it is my duty as a Christian to share God's word. Upholding my religious beliefs should not prevent my ability to work or play for my club or country."
He has 72 hours to appeal the decision.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Rugby Australia chief executive officer Raelene Castle added: "This is a decision that will change the landscape for sport in Australia and possibly across the world ... we wanted to make sure we took the time to get the decision right.
"While Rugby Australia accepts the panel's decision directing termination of Israel Folau's contract for his high-level breach of the code of conduct, we want to stress that this outcome is a painful situation for the game.
The Australia international has 72 hours to appeal the decision.
The Australia international has 72 hours to appeal the decision.
"In rugby, there is not a place for someone that puts their views or position in front of everyone else's.
"That is true of every employee that we have at Rugby Australia, not just the player base, every employee for Rugby Australia, we all need to work together and lived to the values of Rugby Australia."
Folau's multi-million dollar contract with Rugby Australia would have run until 2022, but the ruling effectively ends his rugby career.
Folau was also dropped as a brand ambassador by sportswear brand Asics in the aftermath, with the company describing its partnership with the 30-year-old as "untenable".
Speaking at a church service in Sydney on the Sunday after the comments appeared on his social media platforms, Folau described the situation as "very challenging", but revealed there had been "opportunities to potentially make the situation a little bit easier," comparing a return to rugby to "the way that Satan works".
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"I could probably go back and be able to play the game and get everything back to the way it used to be," said Folau in a video posted on Facebook by The Truth of Jesus Christ Church Sydney.
"The way that Satan works, he offers you stuff that could look good to the eye and makes you feel comfortable. And if you go down that path, all the worries and troubles will go away."
But he added: "When we come to Christ it's no longer our will any more. It's always the will of God that comes first."

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/17/sport/israel-folau-spt-intl/index.html

Just in One Day,

Taiwan Signs into Law Same Sex Unions despite the fact that the Majority of its citizens are against it..

Isreal Folau an Australian Rugby Player is Sacked From His club because He tweets against Abomination of Gay/Lesbian,etc ..

Yet Some Persons are still Joking with their Lives and the Coming of JESUS...



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You Can't Stand the Events on Earth After the RAPTURE

ITS SO RISKY TO BE LIVING IN SIN TODAY..

THE COST OF LIVING IN SIN IS SOO HIGH

SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST IS FREE!


JESUS IS COMING! CANT U SEE IT!

Amend your ways NOW!

Any interested in THE KING of kings should Utter these prayer

May God help this our generation.

Someone is speaking about what he perceived as not right, then he just got sacked!

Endtimes.

That is serious

Smiles, speaks against LGBT rights and he was sacked, speaks in favour of same and so many would make him an ambassador including the idiots that sacked him, where then is the so called freedom of expression and religion?
This world sef

Hate speech!

He should have known that not all societies would tolerate such tirade especially coming from someone of his status.

I quite understand how we feel about the LGBT thing but when you are in Rome, of course you should conform or be discarded.

You can't express your religious proclivities on open minded people in such communities without getting burnt.

Freedom of speech kill you there!
This is hate speech

Righteousness89:

Yet Some Persons are still Joking with their Lives and the Coming of JESUS...

Carry your dead body and three nails commot from here...

BeLookingIDIOT:
Freedom of speech kill you there!
This is hate speech

Explain how it is hate speech

The west is turning communist and will soon need a revolution to restore sanity and democracy in its true form.

decatalyst:
May God help this our generation.

Someone is speaking about what he perceived as not right, then he just got sacked!

And he had to condemn them that hell awaits them, abi? Is he God

This is a sad development

freedom of speech has been sacrificed on the altar of social correctness
who is deceiving who, I'm yet to see a Gay president or lawmaker, why live in pretence

If religious fellows are not disgusted by comments made by atheist (who go unpunished), I wonder

Erebeshe:
This is a sad development

freedom of speech has been sacrificed on the altar of social correctness
who is deceiving who, I'm yet to see a Gay president or lawmaker, why live in pretence

If religious fellows are not disgusted by comments made by atheist (who go unpunished), I wonder

Erm...there is the Prime Minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, who is gay, and married to a man.

There is the leader of Iceland too as well.

Belgian leader Eliot De rupo is gay as well....

Here is a list of LGBT leaders courtesy of Wikipedia.

The Western world is seriously preparing their own burial. While they're very tolerant of Islam and immigrant Muslims and allow them to build hundreds of mosques where they raise low key terrorists and demand for sharia and halal meat , they always wield the hammer on Christians who express their religious beliefs.

That's how he end his career .they will not even honor him hate speech shouldn't be Condone.

tactius:


Erm...there is the Prime Minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, who is gay, and married to a man.

There is the leader of Iceland too as well.

Belgian leader Eliot De rupo is gay as well....

Here is a list of LGBT leaders courtesy of Wikipedia.

thanks for the update really
but in all sense of clemency, if atheist are yet to be crucified for spilling thrash on God who some believe in, why is speaking up for one's religion a crime

this is yet to be addressed
correctness will bring in more harm than good, my take

He's a complete hypocrite, get rid of your tattoos and don't be one-sided, then we will take you seriously, last I heard, tattoos were a major sin

Daviddson:
The Western world is seriously preparing their own burial. While they're very tolerant of Islam and immigrant Muslims and allow them to build hundreds of mosques where they raise low key terrorists and demand for sharia and halal meat , they always wield the hammer on Christians who express their religious beliefs.

it's a time bomb waiting to happen.

They hate Christianity but love islam that want them dead both lgbt