Thread by @slpng_giants_oz

Israel Folau is NOT persecuted, he lives in Australia, he attends his church and practices his faith unfettered, this is a conduct dispute NOT a religious freedom dispute.

Its insulting to those who suffer REAL persecution here & elsewhere to frame it otherwise.

#Auspol

Israel Folau should ask @Richard_D_Boyle who is facing 160 years in prison for calling out corrupt practices in the ATO what its like to stand up for your beliefs and be persecuted.

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Israel Folau should ask @LaLegale how persecution really feels - she is still fighting legal battles after 7 years - because she ANONYMOUSLY criticised the governments refugee policies when working as a public servant.

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Israel Folau should ask @Peter_Fox59 how it feels to be persecuted for disclosing the cover up paedophile priest activities in the Catholic Church - he was a policeman for more than 36 years.

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Israel Folau should ask every person charged with acts of homosexuality, who lived and died with that stigma all their lives - who were labelled criminals in society, lost their families, their jobs and sometimes their lives to persecution.

#Auspol

And our last word on this is this article which recounts Israel Folau appearing on the front page of The Star Observer in an article "Big Boys and their Balls" advocating for tolerance and promoting the Bingham Cup.

bandt.com.au/media/big-boys… via @scorpiosities