Aussie Rugby Star Faces Sack for Urging ‘Sinners’ to ‘Repent’

Australian rugby star Israel Folau is facing the prospect of losing his professional contract after he made a call on social media for “sinners” to “repent.”

On Wednesday, the devout Christian posted on Instagram that “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolaters” should “repent” because “only Jesus saves”, and made similar remarks on Twitter.

 

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Those that are living in Sin will end up in Hell unless you repent. Jesus Christ loves you and is giving you time to turn away from your sin and come to him. _______________ Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these , adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19‭-‬21 KJV _______________ Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38 KJV _______________ And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Acts 17:30 KJV _______________

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Folau’s main employers at Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Rugby Union now say they intend to end his player’s contract.

“He does not speak for the game with his recent social media posts,” the governing bodies said. “In the absence of compelling mitigating factors, it is our intention to terminate his contract.”

Rugby Australia and the NSW Rugby Union, which is responsible for Super Rugby side NSW Waratahs, said they have made “repeated attempts” to contact Folau and he has failed to get in touch with either organisation.

“Israel has failed to understand that the expectation of him as a Rugby Australia and NSW Waratahs employee is that he cannot share material on social media that condemns, vilifies or discriminates against people on the basis of their sexuality,” the governing bodies said in a statement.

“As a code we have made it clear to Israel formally and repeatedly that any social media posts or commentary that is in any way disrespectful to people because of their sexuality will result in disciplinary action.”

Folau sparked a fierce backlash in 2017 after he entered the Australia’s’s debate on same-sex marriage and said he would not support a proposal to make it legal.

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