DEAKIN, Australia, June 25, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) ― The crowdfunding website that cancelled a Christian athlete’s appeal has inadvertently done him a favor.
Donations for fired Australian rugby star Israel Folau have more than doubled since GoFundMe took down his page. Now made through the Australian Christian Lobby’s website,
pledges had reached $1,564,870 Australian ($1,088,802 US) before this
article went to press. Before GoFundMe pulled the plug, donations
through their site totalled $760,000 Australian ($530,000 US).
Folau is suing Rugby Australia for his dismissal from the
organization, arguing that his former employer discriminated against him
for his religious faith. Folau, a member of the Pentecostal tradition,
was fired after quoting from St. Paul on Instagram.
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