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GoFundMe BANS CHRISTIAN FOLAU, APPROVES MOSQUE

GoFundMe has banned a fundraising page for Israel Folau, sacked  for quoting the Bible's teaching on gays. It says "we do not tolerate the promotion of discrimination or exclusion", yet discriminates against and excludes this Christian. More hypocrisy: GoFundMe allows fundraising for an Islamic Centre. Has it seen Islam's preaching on gays? 

GoFundMe has banned  a fundraising page for rugby superstar, Israel Folau,sacked by Rugby Australia for quoting the Bible's teaching on gays.  

GoFundMe says "we do not tolerate the promotion of discrimination or exclusion", yet it discriminates against and excludes this Christian and all the Australians who donated $700,000 for his legal expenses.

More hypocrisy: GoFundMe meanwhile allows fundraising for a Perth Islamic Centre. Has it seen Islam's preaching on gays?  

The Hadith [sacred texts recording the sayings of the Prophet] do unequivocally condemn male homosexual acts. The Qur’an (4:16) demands unspecified punishment for men guilty of lewdness together unless they repent.

Isn't that what Folau said? To continue:

Yet, the Prophet is supposed to have declared that both the active and the passive partner should be subject to the same penalty as for zina (illicit heterosexual sex, usually adultery), namely execution by stoning. Abu Dawud’s authoritative hadith collection records a report from Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If you find anyone doing as Lot’s people did, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done (38:4447).

Some critics say Folau shouldn't use GoFundMe to raise money for his legal bills, rather than for charity.

But the Australians who sent in $700,000 clearly endorse what he's done and want to be part of his cause. What's more Go Fund Me has been used by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young to raise money for her own legal expenses as she sued Senator David Leyonhjelm.

And complaints back then?

(Thanks to readers who alerted me to  Michael Smith News, which has much more.)

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