Israel Folau has launched another attack on gay people and also criticised young people being allowed to change gender during a sermon at his Sydney church.Credit:The former rugby union star described homosexuality as a sin and claimed the devil was behind primary school children being allowed to decide if they wanted to change gender.
"The sad thing is why a lot of people out there that are non-Christians say bad things about the church, is because a lot of the churches allow those things to happen."They say that a man and a man should be able to be married and there is nothing wrong with it. This buys into the theme of pleasing man rather than pleasing God and standing up for the truth.
Funny no mention of pedo’s on your list IzzyFolau ?
he doth protest too much me thinks !
Try some facts instead of journalism by press release.
Some people need to grow an intellect and get their foot out of their mouth. Folau is one.
Um. If you are criticising young people being allowed to change gender the criticism is of whoever is doing the allowing. FakeNews
This is coming from an ex Mormon, whose own book has some choice words for brown and black people. The fact that he has code switched denomination proves IzzyFolau's hypocrisy. Keep rolling the dice til you get the *right one*.
Do much for Christian values
Sneak a camera into a mosque and see how far you get
Folau is being used by the media to distract us from scrutinising the government.
People who tell others they are going to hell for reasons that only God put in their lives, like being gay, are themselves gonna go to hell forsure. Also there's no God.
Just stop giving this person air time please.
I don't care what he says, but I also don't care if he says it
So you guys have been all over him, bagging him for his stance but you choose to promote it? By writing about it you give him far greater coverage than his social media could 🤦♂️
Fatbob2013 It is not an attack. Your paper is attacking him and Christianity.
If his god is indeed omnipotent and omniscient, then why does he create things ‘he’ disapproves of so much?
The media loves a scandal. He's only a football player. Anybody with half a brain knows the more you feed a scandal it becomes a storm in a teacup. Ignore it.
His only claim to fame was kicking a ball around, and he was sacked, so why is this angry little dude getting air time? He clearly has some deep seated issues.
by the way god said adam and eve not adam and steve. can steve give you baby or eve and woman cant give her a baby. man and woman make baby.
Thank goodness he is out of football this guy is inciting hatred
Pity the man who got sacked for the crimes of having the same views as ISIS.
The SMH better go into the Jewish, Islamic and other places of religious teachings and analysis their teachings now, and publish their results, to be fair to Israel Folau.
Yet if we as a country removed rights from non-whites, or returned to the days of the lions & Christians he would be crying like the little b**ch he is about how he is being oppressed & victimised. Grow a set & grow up man. Either that or shut the f**k up & disappear
MSMWatchdog2013 He's so anti gay I'm starting to think he's probably secretly gay
40% of Aus SSM votes were against changes.. diversityofviews Same proportion of citizens who back Folau to shout about it from the rooftops ReligiousFreedom
Good on him. We should rejoice his freedom of expression, not condemn him.
He's in church, not with the ARU, he can now say what he wants
If Folau put as much effort into Pacific Island nations’ poverty as he does into the bedroom habits of 10% of the population, he might achieve something and garner some support
Often the most outspoken are in fear of what they’re hiding about themselves.
What attack? Trying to start a witch hunt 🙄
and the rest of the fake news, be careful putting petrol on that fire, you might get burned
I laugh at all these people calling for him to be silenced. Are you that uncomfortable with opposing beliefs you want to silence them & pretend they don't exist? I don't agree with his bs religion but i sure as hell defend his right to express it. Don't worry what one man thinks
You know hes no longer a player right? Hes just an unemployed man in a church. What more do you want? Theres nothing left to take from him.
No one makes a conscious decision to be attracted to males or females. It's the way they are born. So, if we're all God's creations, what kind of hypocrisy is it to praise the Creator and condemn His creation? The Bible says nothing about 'gays'- its a modern construct.
Here's a thought for ALL media....STOP FEEDING THIS SUB-HUMAN !!! Hell is waiting for this judgmental hypocritical attention-seeking ass-wipe.. Move on to good people doing good things...this money-hungry prick isn't one of them...
BeeSting Christiophobia
Attack? No, he’s quoting from the Bible and is entitled to his beliefs as are we.
If you don’t believe in the teachings of The Bible then none of this should concern you and if you do then he’s not telling you anything you hadn’t heard before
Stop giving this guy air time. His opinions and beliefs are different to most of ours but that’s ok. We are so focused on being offended these days we are losing the ability to develop thick skin and be resilient.
The church believes in God and is anti gay? Who knew.
How about we just ban religion and get on with the good times
The media such as the SMH won't let this go. The clicks are too profitable. Leave the guy to his own beliefs.
Setting him up for more of his “martyr effect” - we’d all be better served by cutting off the oxygen!
Dont stop. They asked for it.
Closets are for clothes Izzy.
I question Folau’s mental health. And I ask the rest of you to ignore him. Stop repeating the crap he spouts.
Seriously what is wrong with every body, you lot won’t be happy until we are all gagged, if you don’t like what I say and gag me, who is going to speak up for you when they gag you because someone else doesn’t like what you say. censorship is not ok.
Glad he's digging his heels in.
Israel sure talks a lot about gay people for a “Straight” man. I think someone needs to check his browser history......
ah crap, i tick several of these boxes :( There goes my afterlife... Guess i'll just enjoy this one...
This will do wonders for his pending appeal against Rugby Aust.
who ?
The solution: stop providing these extreme views a media platform (including social media) within society. That way Jones, Folau etc will disappear up their own fundamental...
Fresh attack on IzzyFolau by 9NewsSyd press because he practices his Christian faith, as informed by Scripture. Shameful Bigots. If he was a muslim, who throw homosexuals off tall buildings, he'd be a bloody hero & on ABCthedrum nightly.
IzzyFolau put a sock it in already with these homophobic comments. It is 2019 🌈🏳️🌈
I would prefer not to read about Israel’s views at all. Any chance you could stop reporting what he says in his sermons?
Stop giving this dangerous creature a platform to spread his and his religion'a hateful crap.
Talking to a small congregation from an obscure Christian denomination in private isn't really an attack. It's no different to a discussion with family members.
He is in his Church doing his thing & someone is posting the crap online! The smh thrives on this crap, so they can do another ‘pile on’ of Folau. The smh is starting to make the ‘trashy’ tabloids look like journalistic titans.
The devil is in his head, true religion is inclusive of all people, regardless of how different we all are, understanding is key. Someone should tell this young man he is not The Messiah and should keep his beliefs to himself.
Globalist media gives him massive publicity by pushing the hollow cult of political correctness.
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A poor man’s Ben Smith. And not overly bright either..
By the Prophets beard, at the mosque we say the same thing but everyone's ok with it, praise Allah. Suck it, Christians.
Stop giving him oxygen. He is delivering his sermon to those already converted to the same view. Ignore him.
Let's face it, it was only a few short years ago that everybody regarded homosexuality as a sin.
Keep it up. These types have caused irreparable damage to our families, marriages and family units. Not leaving out their contribution to suicide. Subtle infiltration into our administration and public service. Bowed to by our wimps called politicians.
No. Israel Folau is saving children from state sponsored GENITAL MUTILATION of children.
Giving him what he wants. He has a martyr complex. Why not let him buy his own advertising for a while? self-actualising
This guy is too intense. He really has a phobia. Suggest he is actually an Internalized homophobic. That is his true sexual nature is not heterosexual. He will ultimately fall as has past evangelists.
Some delusional stuff right there.
How about the media take some responsibility here and stop giving this fuckwit a platform to spread his hateful divisive beliefs?
Look Dickheads at 'The SMH' Jesus hated SIN and certainly not the SINNER. Are you criticizing Jesus?
HEY what about people like me? Why am I, a fornicator Athiest left out of the outrage? More importantly who cares what he says. He's not calling for violence or death. If you're offended, then don't listen or read what he says.
MSMWatchdog2013 Can we stop giving this guy a platform? He's best ignored, just like all those other hateful religious nuts.
And for every 'new attack' the media will be there giving his words fresh oxygen. It's how Pauline Hanson revived her flagging career in politics, via controversial statements that the media kept alive. It's a business model.
Calls himself a Christian ... but Jesus never spread this kind of hatred towards people who are born exactly as God intended. Shame on IzzyFolau ... he needs to find a real Christian church
You can only be offended if you choose to be. I'm an atheist, I'm not offended.
Preacher of hate. Every church does this. Jesus would be rolling in his grave. (if he had stayed there). Love thy enemy. Love everything.
MSMWatchdog2013 This is goading the public & further inciting conservative political & media naysayers to use Folau as a poster boy for homophobic views. He's likely becoming emboldened by the media intrusion into his private life. His job was to play rugby not divide the nation. Shame SMH.
Isn’t it okay for him to say what he likes within his own church.
He really doesn’t know when to stop shooting himself in the foot!
Matthew 6:33
MSMWatchdog2013 He better stay away from NRL, I’ll cancel my son’s memberships
Speaking as a psychotherapist , one wonders at such vehemence ?
Is he genuine or is the Devil making him do it. (Rosseau)” The sin of religious 'fanaticism' was (is) to subordinate conscience to the 'passions' - under the dangerous delusion that my desire represents God's will”
Let's ban religion
SMH stop reporting on this.
Isn’t Folau a false idol? Straight to hell!
MSMWatchdog2013 I am beginning to think that it is a good thing that Israel Folau could play football. There might not be many other careers that would have suited him.
Click bait
Headline could also read “Isreal Folau targeted by left leaning media outlets for religious beliefs”
Not an attack on man in this world but 'the evil one' making man sin.
“Fresh attack”
Israel Folau is getting some very bad advise and I am sure there are plenty of fundamental churches across Australia trotting out similar backward views . Peter Singer wrote a good article ..read it.
He was preaching at a church to people who share his faith. You’re the ones sharing it and creating dissent. Just stop already.
And this is news how? He still believes standard Christian doctrine about sexuality. And he didn't attack transgender people, he attacked it being pushed on school children.
So overrated and passé - might be good with a 🏈 but moral philosopher he ain’t - spouting bile and promoting bullying and harassment is lame. IsraelFolauFans IzzyFolau
Dear SMH. Can you please get him off your newsfeed? Your front page? Can you just stop giving him a voice?
Please don’t give this man anymore air time... gay & transgender people don’t need to hear or read this BS. His opinions are irrelevant & he obviously has mental health issues...STOP REPORTING IT
kilkivanray While Falou is condemned so called intelligencia are promoting sex change for children and gender fluidity..... Brainwashed brain dead...
Can't imagine why he was fired. What next, women who don't submit go to hell too?
Falou is a true leader. He stands up for what he believes in, in the face of so much criticism. Why are people so afraid of what he says, thinks or posts?
Good for him. Right place to do it
Stop giving this air space.
How is this news? Do you have people spying on him now?
This bloke is a nutter. But there are many in parliament who thinks exactly like him. God help us.
freedom of speech is not a crime in Australia........... yet.
The fundamentalists invent this god who cares more about what you do with your genitals than poverty, injustice, violence and war?
I assume he puts all non-Christians in the same boat as atheists?
Romans 2:1 Folau
If you didnt give it any coverage the small number of people in his church hearing it would be the only ones to hear it.
How about we just stop reporting about him?
Poor bloke.
Isn’t there more important things to get upset over than what a tall strong fast man who catches a ball says?
He needs to divorce his wife and marry Lyle Shelton. They would make a great team.
FREE SPEECH You never know what you've got till it's gone. You may not like it but
Sometimes if you ignore things for long enough, they just become irrelevant.
Looks like his legal proceedings case is going down the tube. What a moron, but it looks like the retarded are likely to repeat their mistakes
Isn’t IzzyFolau himself a fornicator for living with his now wife before they were married?
Still in training for his post Rugby career as a preacher I see. Pay won’t be as good but at least he’ll be able to spout his crap to those who want to listen and be forgotten by the rest of us.
There’s something really wrong with this man’s mental faculties.
Dude’s gay
Homosexuality was classified as a mental disease until the gay lobby pressured for it not to be....
Let the bad ideas out to air. That’s how people learn that what they say may not be correct.
“What are they gonna do, fire me again?
......And don’t forget atheists. This guy is an oxygen thief.
. Next thing you know, Chinese people will be eating Dim Sims and Aboriginal Australians will start believing in the Rainbow Serpent... Like, where will it all end?
. ...unlike the members of other religions persuasions... Like, this is what you get with multiculturalism. You understand that, don’t you?
As an ex rugby player and an individual citizen I don’t mind what he says
Entitled to his opinion but not when representing your country and a sport that is opening and welcome to all. My opinion is that this bloke is an ignorant, , brainwashed, first class idiot. Both codes of rugby won't touch him with a barge pole RugbyLeague RugbyUnion
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