MELBOURNE: Israel Folau's fight to save his Wallabies career will come to a head at a code of conduct hearing on Saturday, a trial cast as a clash between religious freedom and an organisation's moral commitment to ensure an inclusive working environment.
RA will also argue that Folau is a repeat offender, having caused similar controversy with a social media post last year that said gay people would go to"hell" unless they repent.Yet despite being hauled before RA and Waratahs' executives for"discussions" about the post last year, Folau was given no sanction.
The 30-year-old, who moved to rugby union from Australian Rules in 2013, may argue that RA's code of conduct is itself discriminatory in that it seeks to place constraints on his desire to express what he regards as gospel truth. In an online survey by conservative newspaper, The Australian, 89 percent of the more than 20,000 respondents voted 'no' to the question of whether Folau should be sacked for his social media posts.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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