# A two-fer for a rugby snowflake and the PeeWee Kiwi - another day, more grift **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 22, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885 "2019-06-22T13:22:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/1 "2019-06-22T13:22:34Z")
Bigoted Snowflake wants money, just 'cause: > **[Nonreligious Questions](https://www.patheos.com/nonreligious-questions/)** > > Whether you’ve been turned off by religion in the past or have a question about one of the world’s religions, check out what Patheos has to offer. … and is being promoted by a grifter (Turdball Ray Comfort, yet again) for more self promotion to attempt gathering fame off of the spoils. I can’t keep up with this shit… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/2 "2019-06-22T15:36:28Z")
Wow; that’s a helluva thing. I was thinking it from the start of the article and then, aye, right towards the end the author points it out nice and clear: > [@](#): > > I wonder if his donors have read the disclaimer on Folau’s GoFundMe page: > > In making this contribution I acknowledge that my contributions are made freely as a gift on the basis previously affirmed and that there will be no obligations on Israel Folau to do anything for me in recognition of the gift or to apply the funds in any particular way with respect to his legal action, and that I hold no expectation to receive anything in return for my contribution. > > _He’s not even obligated to spend the money for legal funds. This is just a gift for being a self-imagined Christian martyr._ Yeah… I suspected that was gonna be the case. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/3 "2019-06-22T16:08:21Z")
Just imagine if he gets hold of the Evangelicals for Trump mailing list. He’ll rake in billions. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/4 "2019-06-22T21:24:40Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Just imagine if he gets hold of the Evangelicals for Trump mailing list. He’ll rake in billions. Maybe not. Lot of Evangelicals don’t consider Mormons to be Christians. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/5 "2019-06-22T22:39:59Z")
Anyone know how much this douchebag has made on his gritting page? ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/6 "2019-06-22T23:07:44Z")
I just want to make it clear that Folau is an Aussie.oh and a millionaire in his own right. And he’s raised more than 500 000 dollars on his GoFundMe page. Bigotry sells apparently. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/7 "2019-06-22T23:20:16Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Maybe not. Lot of Evangelicals don’t consider Mormons to be Christians. I was Googling to see how public his Mormonism is, and it seems he’s not Mormon at all–anymore. [Wikipedia says](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Folau#Religious_views_and_controversy) he converted from Mormonism to [Assemblies of God](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assemblies_of_God) in 2011. While in the past the AGs were treated like a cult for having “tongue talking,” that seems have died down, and the organization itself has become more mainstream. And, well, the prosperity preachers tend to be of the “tongue talking” variety, too. As are the faith healers. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/8 "2019-06-22T23:24:52Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Maybe not. Lot of Evangelicals don’t consider Mormons to be Christians. Mormon converted to Evangelical. And I read somewhere that he started the gofundme thingy very late at night here in Aus when most people would have been zzzzz-ing, so it’s speculated that the first hours of donations were indeed from Evangelicals from other parts of the world, US included. And yeah, he is copping a shitload of backlash from all directions. Arsehole. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/9 "2019-06-22T23:25:30Z")
…not a Kiwi. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/10 "2019-06-23T02:22:40Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …not a Kiwi. I think the OP means [Ray Comfort.](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=ray+comfort) Yeh, I’d never heard of him before either. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/11 "2019-06-24T01:09:19Z")
Aaaaaaand gofundme has finally shut down his appeal page after much public outcry. [Good times.](https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/folau-gofundme-appeal-shut-down-by-crowdfunding-site-20190624-p520nh.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1F5KGGAL3yqD9o_We4tF-oPOPmAnT7DskXhSKrCsgftQfWPTbjp3i8PQk#Echobox=1561336630) Bastard. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/12 "2019-06-24T02:27:47Z")
Huh, who would have thought Israel hadn’t read the terms and conditions? ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/13 "2019-06-24T13:37:59Z")
They did better than just [shut down his page](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-48740811): > [@](#): > > GoFundMe said the page violated its rules. All donations will be refunded. Tough to read that without smiling. j ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-two-fer-for-a-rugby-snowflake-and-the-peewee-kiwi-another-day-more-grift/835885/14 "2019-06-24T13:40:02Z")
[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=877608](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=877608) There’s also a Great Debates thread on this topic.