Hi able77,
"I believe its NOT in his contract that he signed … that's way he taking it to the next level. You cannot believe everything that the news reports these days there is so much lies and deception these days and especially in Israel's case."
Despite numerous warnings from the ARU, Izzy has repeatedly breached 1.3 and 1.7 of the
ARU Players Code of Conduct. You don't need to rely on mainstream media to find the evidence.
"Preaching the Word of God and being able to do so is a Freedom that needs to be protected."
Religious Freedom is already protected by law but it doesn't give anyone the right to publicly victimize or discriminate others
The simple fact of the matter is that he signed a 4 million dollar contract with the ARU which required him to abide by a professional players code of conduct expressly stating that he must treat everyone equally, fairly and with dignity regardless of gender or gender identity, sexualorientation, ethnicity, cultural or religious background, age or disability and that he must use Social Media appropriately, not as a means to breach any of the expectations and requirements asa player contained in the code.
As a heterosexual atheist who enjoys a few drinks now and then I'm a little more surprised that his devoted religious supporters have made little mention about his Instagram post misquoting the bible, nonetheless when raising funds to expand a church founded with your father publicity is a great marketing tool so why not run with the age old rhetoric of gay bashing. It's a shame to lose such a talented player from the game of RU but after repeated warnings I strongly suspect that he knew exactly what he was doing before submitting that post.
In his own words,
"I would sooner lose everything – friends, family, possessions, my football career, the lot – and still stand with Jesus, than have all of those things and not stand beside Him." - Source
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Folau does what his father tells him to do. Simple as that I think.
