Disgraced Australian rugby star and Christian extremist Israel Folau is at it again.
In a sermon given at a church in Sydney over the weekend, the 30-year-old claimed the deadly brushfires burning across Australia are a direct result of gay people pissing off God. Specifically, he said it’s part of “God’s plan” to destroy Australia like Sodom and Gomorrah.
So far, the brushfires, which were started by a group of three teenagers, have killed a total of six people, destroyed 530 homes, an burned through almost 1.7 million hectares.
“In Australia, this past couple of weeks, with all the natural disasters, the bushfires and the droughts,” Folau preached. “God’s word says for a man and a woman to be together, one man and one woman in the covenant of marriage to be together.”
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He continued: “Abortion, it’s OK now to murder, kill infants, unborn children. Look how rapid these bushfires, these droughts, all these things have come in a short period of time. Do you think it’s a coincidence or not?”
“God is speaking to you guys. Australia you need to repent and take these laws and turn it back to what is right by God.”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has condemned Folau’s remarks, calling them “appallingly insensitive.”
“He is a free citizen, he can say whatever he likes but that doesn’t mean he can’t have regard to the grievance [and] offense this would have caused to the people whose homes have burnt down,” Morrison told reporters.
Back in April, Folau’s contract with Rugby Australia was canceled after he posted a homophobic meme to Instagram warning that hell awaits all homosexuals. Folau has since filed a lawsuit seeking seeking an apology plus $10 million and his old job back.
Meanwhile, Rugby Australia continues to stand by its decision to fire Folau, saying he breached a players’ code of conduct. Prior to being sacked, he was one of the highest-paid athletes in the country.
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Smith David
LOL….I’m waiting on the story that catches him on- cam doing something totally compromising. We all know it’s coming right?
Chrisk
I’ll never understand why this dumb ass gets the microphone but oh well. Apparently Gods was a-ok with Genocides and kids in cages. Two guys getting married and OMG I need to burn and kill everyone.
Cam
Countdown to this guy getting caught with a male prostitute……5…….4…….3……2…..
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Or gets caught with a trove of kiddie porn….
Chrisk
Oh and if this vengeful God of yours is so powerful then why did he allow you to get fired dipshit?
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Me think she doeth protest waaaaay too much…
chupacabra
me think you are a big fool!
Cam
@chupacabra
Nothing angers a right wing troll account more than calling out somebody for hate and bigotry.
Imjustsaying
Homophobic and stupid.
theafricanwiththemouth
Oh universe, get this man on tape doing terrible things. We know he’s doing them, we just need something concrete now.
WSnyder
By now we all know: ‘Ya can’t fix Stupid’ and every time this moron speaks, that gets reinforced.
Rock-N-RollHS
Why look at the science of global warming when you can blame gays instead.
btw, not all homophobes are closet cases–there is a whiff of homophobia in that belief. More often it’s sex phobia in general, which is something our puritanical culture–straight or gay–ain’t immune from and which seems to be having a resurgence
Kangol2
He’s not from “our puritanical culture,” he’s Australian and Pacific Islander. Also, psychological studies do show a higher incidence of same-sexual arousal among homophobes, especially extreme ones, than heterosexual non-homophobes. So there’s no “whiff of homophobia,” the critique is based on more than a few scientific studies.
Matthewnow
So does mean my date with him is off for Saturday. Oh darn! Another can of Crisco sits unopened.
bambamboom777
What he’s saying doesn’t even make sense. If this god of his is so angry about the existence of gay people then why doesn’t he just smite them off the earth instead burning down other people’s homes? And why would anyone want to worship some entity that behaves in such an irrational and violent manner all because of who some people are attracted to? Shouldn’t a god have bigger issues to be concerned with? It’s all just a big excuse to be hateful.
rray63
I love sports figures (airheads) that share their boorish opinions with everyone. Unless this person has a direct line to God and his ear he doesn’t know poop. Generally when someone acts so defensive about something like homosexuals it’s because they are hiding something. Like maybe he has a crush on one of his former team mates. Wouldn’t be a big surprise. He might want to consider any offer he gets, he’s not all that.
bear.tony
He’s a waste of oxygen and I’m ashamed he is Australian, I can’t believe they let him have a microphone. We are not all that bad down under
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That puke fell from the tippy top of the ugly tree and crashed face first onto EVERY branch.
As ugly on the outside as on the inside….
chupacabra
speaking of puke, look in the mirror…fool!
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chupacabra: Last time will reply to you Rex, you are a pathetic abhorrent noxious loser troll. You spend your miserable days infecting Gay sites. Do us all a favor, waddle your morbidly obese arse down to your filthy hovel in Mommy’s house and binge on Bon-Bons you filthy animal puke.. just waiting til this profile is banned also
Null0byte
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Now, now…don’t be too hard on ‘ol chupacabra there…I mean, they must have it pretty hard in life, with being a goat-sucker and all (literally what the name means). Bestiality tends to be frowned upon by just about everyone, but at least the person is embracing who they are.
As for the rest…hey now, I happen to be considered ‘morbidly obese’…and I also happen to be a wonderfully soft pillow for a man to lay his head against. Y’now..’tons ‘o’ fun’ and all that.
As for “Rugby DudeBro”? To me, he is fairly pretty…appearance-wise, but that’s where it stops. Though I *do* have to say…..Rugby? Big burly men wrestling themselves into the mud over a ball Rugby? American-Football-is-such-a-feminine-sport-with-their-pads-and-such-so-I-needz-to-make-it-manly-again Rugby? I-like-the-concept-of-American-Football-but-they-wear-such-ungodly-protective-gear-they-don’t-know-the-caress-of-a-man-in-thin-football-(soccer)-shorts-hugging-another-down-into-the-mud-over-a-slippery-oblong-ball Rugby?
Sheesh…at least American Football has some nice tight pants to go along with the misplaced chest-beating and finger-wagging….
DudeBro there can spare me his protestations. Here in the US We already have the likes of both old and young rich-men-fearing-impending-irrelevance screeching to the heavens that their own greed and impropriety (and their followers) are TOTALLY not the reason their countries are being “punished”, it’s really ‘dem Gayz….
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Null0byte:. Sorry, No offense meant. I meant to say “putrid odorous morbidly obese”.
It has been infecting this site for some time now..And thank you for the information on it’s name, that explains a lot!
OzJosh
It’s a pity the video doesn’t show the size of Folau’s congregation, which is somewhere between 12 and 25 nutters, most of them his immediate family. The media generally fails to mention this because it tends to de-legitimise them covering the story, or even calling his rag-tag gaggle of whack jobs a “church”. But they just can’t even pass on another opportunity to run a story about somebody bashing gays, no matter now marginal and irrelevant it is.
paul dorian lord fredine
so he’s the australian version of westboro? nice. hope he goes the same way as they have, down the road to irrelevance.
Chipper
The real reason that Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed was for their inhospitality. They were to treat any strangers as they would their own people.
Brian
I’ve had several wildfires near me over the past couple of months. Sorry Jesus, I’ve learned my lesson. I will go out and get some pussssy this weekend.
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Gonna miss you 🙁
GymMan456
Somebody tell this Foula that his chosen religion is that of sinners. It’s not meant to be taken seriously. Just the parts you like.
God how it rains here.
djmcgamester
We must be exceptionally powerful to create wildfires just by existing.
Cam
Raised Mormon and now evangelical. If that isn’t a recipe for bigotry….
charlieeod74
What an ignorant twit. If God is pissed about anyone it would be these fake christians
Billysees
More attention getting nonsense from a misguided mindset.
piriblue
I did notice that he really wanted to wave his hands up in the air. Very drama like which lead me to be suspicious that he is afraid to swing that door open and let the sunshine in.
gymmuscleboy
A majority of Christians in western countries believe that homosexuality should be accepted. This is NOT true outside the western world. Israel Folau belongs to The Truth of Jesus Christ Church, an ethnic-majority Church in Sydney. As marginalised people ourselves, we are unfortunately unwilling to accept that mass migration brings homophobia to our countries. Migrants have more children than westerners, whom they teach homophobia – an existential threat to western values.
dwes09
Sorry, child, actual statistics show that the children of immigrants assimilate rather quickly, and the greater “existential threat” is that the tiny little minds of people like you hamper that process. Essentially your hostility, stupidity and stereotypes makes it harder to assimilate, and can serve to alienate individuals. So it is fools like you who help create the small amount of violence that comes from the children of immigrants.
But everyone knows that facts and reality have little effect on dullards who trust their imagination more than they trust reality. So i expect you will cling to your foolish hatred and distaste for others who differ from you.
gymmuscleboy
@dwes09 Where is your evidence? Even this article would refute your claim – Israel Folau is a child of immigrants AND he was born in Australia. Over half of UK muslims believe that homosexuality should be banned (ICM, 2016). In 2010 muslims made up less than 4% of the population, today 5%, and in 2050 they are forecast to be 12% (Pew Research). I hope that you’re right, but acceptance of gay sex in the UK has declined for the first time since the AIDS crisis, and I don’t expect you will be able to produce evidence to support your claim.
bcborn
How about you stop with the hate speech. Better yet go breathe under water so to rid the world of your vile views.
Inthelife
my life experience has taught me that men suffering from ‘clositis’ [a self-denying/self-hating homosexual] have two favorite places to hide: behind a woman’s skirt or behind the pulpit! Some of the most strident and vehement anti-gay sentiments are hurled by those trying to deflect attention away from their own homosexual feelings and impulses like some politicians and evangelicals we’ve seen exposed over the years! One cannot be a whole person when one engages in denying some aspect of one’s being! Living as a fragmented person can have serious mental and psychological consequences! Is clear to me that this young man and I worship two very different Gods; my God is a loving, accepting, nurturing, caring and kind! My God has been with me all my life, through all the trials and tribulations life can throw at you and He’s always seen me through, always been by and on my side! The more Mr. Folau speaks and invokes God to hate and punish, the more suspicion he raises about his own motives! Those in this comment section who have said they’re waiting for him to ‘come out’ might just be on to something. i hope he makes it before he reaches the point of no return!