To be honest up until yesterday
I thought Israel Folau was a Mediterranean meat dish.
This Folau is fantastic.
Turns out he’s a rugby player,
very Christian
and currently in trubs.
A few days back Folau posted this pic on insta
your plan, God's plan, etc
and some rando asked him...
What was God’s plan for gay people?
To which Folau responded….
caps lock
Yikes!
Can you imagine being a gay kid and actually thinking
that you’re going to be on fire for all eternity
because of something that you can’t help?
It’s not a great sentiment, is it?
My initial reaction is to be like
Hey Israel I’ma let you finish
but maybe donna say such things out loud
because you’ve got a high profile
and the implication that gay people are somehow evil
and deserving of eternal damnation
is highly offensive, hurtful
and not a thing we’re doing nowadays.
But then there’s this other part of me that actually thinks
him saying those things openly is the better option here.
Because if you didn’t know Falou’s views were a bit uh...
sixteenth century-esque
now you know.
And if you’re a fan, a follower,
(a sponser)
his boss, a human, Peter Fitzsimons
and/or person with access to internet
you’re free to call him out.
You’re free to watch Rugby even less than you already do.
And what better way to send a message
that those views...not cool!
I never thought I would say this
may the non-existent Lord forgive me.
But remember when George Brandis said
"Well Mr President, people do have a right to be bigots you know."
And everyone was like,
would ya shut up George!
I think George Brandis might have had a point.
But there’s an addendum!
yes, everyone has a right to be a bigot
but bigotry shall be not tolerated.
BUT
and sponsorship withdrawal.
So if devout Christian Israel Folau believes
exactly what you’d expect from devout Christian Israel Folau
he can and should be able to express that in a public forum
and rather than delete the comment
he should be encouraged to leave it up there, for the rest of eternity.
Which any Christian will tell you
is an uncomfortably long time.
I look forward to him expressing an opinion
on whether those who curse their parents should be put to death.
Cos I’ve read Exodus 21:17
and I’m curious about God’s plan there.
Thoughts Israel?
