Was it brave or just foolhardy for Falau to express his Christian beliefs on-line. Should he have lost his career?
We have changed. I do not think Israel Folau is a hateful person.
Was it brave or just foolhardy for Falau to express his Christian beliefs on-line. Should he have lost his career?
I take it this is the fella quoting The Bible to express and justify his abhorrent views on homosexuality.
The Bible must be of great comfort to him:-
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I take it this is the fella quoting The Bible to express and justify his abhorrent views on homosexuality.
The Bible must be of great comfort to him:-
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A proper Christian would prioritise the teachings of Jesus over those of the older 'discovered' Deuteronomic books of law. Jesus says nothing about homosexuality (or tattoos) - though of course, if Jesus had followed Mosaic law he would not have been brought up to be in favour of them.
A proper Christian would prioritise the teachings of Jesus over those of the older 'discovered' Deuteronomic books of law. Jesus says nothing about homosexuality (or tattoos) - though of course, if Jesus had followed Mosaic law he would not have been brought up to be in favour of them.
No.
He is entitled to believe that homosexuality is a sin in the eyes of God. I believe it isn't.
His reference to the hell awaiting homosexuals, among others, on the face of it may seem aggressive and hateful. From the outside it can appear that way. However, his call, from his religious viewpoint, was to repent and be saved. I don't regard this as the same thing. He was not making a hateful discourse in his own eyes, not like, say, an extremist who calls for all such people to be prosecuted or even put to death.
Cultural norms shift over time. Only half a century ago the warped understanding of the acceptance of a number of things was much different to today. And that lack of reason was aggressive and hateful. We have changed. I do not think Israel Folau is a hateful person. I just think he has a wrong and outdated understanding of salvation and relatedness to the creator. My view might be different of others who say similar things because I believe their views are fueled by hatred.
The decision to ban him has its source not in reason but fear of a political backlash. He should be challenged not banned. That is how we develop a productive discourse in society.
thats the funny thing i can never quite understand about Christianity. it would be quite nice philosophy for life if they jettisoned the old testament, full of contradiction and not very Christian.
It's been done on numerous occasions - the problem is that Jesus' teaching is rooted in around 500 years of Jewish Culture that is mostly based on the texts that form the Old Testament. Hard to know what to remove from that.thats the funny thing i can never quite understand about Christianity. it would be quite nice philosophy for life if they jettisoned the old testament, full of contradiction and not very Christian.
Never heard of him.
Googled him and he made homophobic comments on Twitter. Homophobic views are not tolerated these days, and rightly so.
Should he lose his career? Depends how he reacts. If he apologises & shows genuine willingness to educate himself, then it's water under the bridge. If he continues a campaign of homophobia then of course he should worry about his career, just like any of us would do.
i do. the rightous religious believer who holds a commited belief in hell and damnation, is hateful towards the groups they believe will go to hell. that is the purpose damnation, punishment on those not deemed good enough.
When's someone going to stand up for us drunks, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolators?