Tennis great Margaret Court leapt to the defence of Israel Folau Thursday, saying the Wallabies superstar was being"persecuted" for quoting the Bible in an anti-gay post on social media.
The devoutly religious Folau is facing the sack by Rugby Australia after posting on social media that"hell awaits" homosexuals. It follows a similar row last year. Court, who won a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles, is now a church pastor and no stranger to controversial views. In recent years she has vowed to boycott airline Qantas for its support of same-sex marriage, while sparking uproar for claiming tennis was"full of lesbians" and that transgender children were the result of a Nazi-style plot.
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