# Well done Rugby Australia - one less bigot in the game

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 17, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-rugby-australia-one-less-bigot-in-the-game/834111 "2019-05-17T12:21:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-rugby-australia-one-less-bigot-in-the-game/834111/1 "2019-05-17T12:21:08Z")

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In short, a great rugby player has expressed, and stood by his beliefs that his god will consign a wide range of people to a fiery fate.

Why yes, homosexuals, atheists and adulterers are included…how did you guess? Also idolators which I guess rules out anyone from any other religion apart from his. Tough luck Quakers!

As a result, sponsors have been deserting him and [his national team have terminated his lucrative contract.](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/17/israel-folau-sacked-after-panel-rules-in-favour-of-rugby-australia)

Good…bye!

His views seem very clear and apologetically horrific and I while I’m happy to give him all the freedom he wants to express it without legal sanction, I equally happy to see him chucked out, his dark-age views seem incompatible with a team sport that, presumably, must see him line up with a fair few of those he’d be willing to see burn (in a spirit of what I assume must be christian love of a kind)

That’ll be great for team spirit then!

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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-rugby-australia-one-less-bigot-in-the-game/834111/2 "2019-05-17T12:32:29Z")

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Cool — thanks for sharing!

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-rugby-australia-one-less-bigot-in-the-game/834111/3 "2019-05-17T13:27:52Z")

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I like how it says “Player ‘saddened’ by decision but is ‘considering options’”. Has he considered not being an asshole?

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-rugby-australia-one-less-bigot-in-the-game/834111/4 "2019-05-17T13:54:47Z")

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Standard response: “Hey, I’m not being a bigot! I’m just repeating what God said! Because _God_ is a bigot!”

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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-rugby-australia-one-less-bigot-in-the-game/834111/5 "2019-05-17T14:26:34Z")

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He has the freedom to his opinions and others have the freedom to judge him for those opinions.

And the fire awaits us all. 😛