The booing of Gary Ablett jnr

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This is so overhyped.
I think some people have found a good reason in their own minds to boo him and whilst I think it’s opportunistic, just let them be.
Gary doesn’t ‘hate’ gay people. Hate is not a part of his religion. I think Christian people are generally really bad at explaining themselves and when Israel puts out that tweet, it comes across poorly as in hate speech which it isn’t. Christians don’t hate Gay people, as tough as that may be for people to accept when they see hateful people use a religion to push their agenda.
Christians don’t ‘want’ people to go to hell, they want everyone to accept God.

I hate to try to explain it all and it makes it hard when I don’t believe the whole idea myself and people will pick me apart but in a Christian’s mind everyone has sinned but it’s all about asking for forgiveness. They don’t hate people, they just disagree with actions which they may have committed themselves. That for example includes pre marital sex. They (or more specifically ‘God’) don’t want people to act upon their urges which they see as the way of the devil. Christians preach God’s message not necessarily their own. Humans are sinners so the Christian ones will always look a hypocrite.

On another note an atheist might attack a Christian by believing in a ‘man in the sky’
I think people including Christians get confused. God isn’t a man, he is a spirit, in scripture he ‘made man’ and 1 in the form of Jesus.
We can call all this bulldust and to people all these ‘stories’ clearly are, but it’s not the point.
God is meant to be a spirit. It’s not like we are all going to hell in a physical sense, it’s all in a spiritual sense.
That in itself isn’t trying to make hell seem ok, I myself don’t get what hell is spiritually, I don’t even quite understand spirits much myself. I’m just trying to point out a difference, for better or worse I ain’t sure.

If people want to boo, let them. It’s not even that bad. Adds atmosphere and another dimension to the game. Booing won’t hurt him, they aren’t sending threats to him, it’s just a boo.
Deal with it.
Mark Robinson like he did with the Goodes saga really gets these booing issues going doesn’t he?
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Honestly people should just give less of a shit. Gary can like whatever he likes and fans can boo whoever they want to boo. Who the fcuk cares?
 

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The bible states that suicide is a sin; given his personal situation, would Gaz be happy for someone to tell him his sister is currently burning in eternal damnation and he’ll never see her again? Would he be impressed by their commitment to faith? We understand that some people have these beliefs about gays, but the moment you publicise them is the moment you demonstrate what a shit human being you are. Not content to live your life but to shame and humiliate people about theirs.

And the thing is, if you look online, you’ll see plenty of people reinterpreting the bible to say suicide does not lead to hell. That’s because we’ve come to learn more about mental illness, maybe they’ve been affected by suicide, so it suits their interests to find a new interpretation. Given how briefly homosexuality is mentioned in the bible, it would be very easy to reinterpret that. The fact they don’t illustrates exactly how bigoted these campaigners are.

I don’t know if he was booed for his views but he should be.
Why are you just focusing on the homosexuality part. Its weird. You either think all of the people he labels is horrible or non of them. To pick and choose is disgusting.
 
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Are we really that soft of a society now that people get so hurt over a fanbase booing an opposition player?

Robbo was almost on the verge of tears on 360 talking about it last night...for Christ sake.
Who in their right mind would take anything "Robbo" says so seriously ?

He's about as relevant as the entire Ablett family (aka not relevant at all)
 

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Who the f*** cares if ablett is a homophobe. Im concerned that he thinks liars are going to hell as everybody is a liar. Or the fact he believes in a childish concept like hell in the first place.
I’ve made a lengthy post above but I’ll shorten it here for you.
Yes everyone has lied, the idea is people need to ask for forgiveness and accept god to avoid hell.
Christians are far too simple and atheists have tunnel vision.
 

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I’ve made a lengthy post above but I’ll shorten it here for you.
Yes everyone has lied, the idea is people need to ask for forgiveness and accept god to avoid hell.
Christians are far too simple and atheists have tunnel vision.
What happens if they get hit by a truck before they have the chance to ask? Seems like a pretty stiff penalty for bad luck.
 

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Honestly people should just give less of a shit. Gary can like whatever he likes and fans can boo whoever they want to boo. Who the fcuk cares?
I’m not disagreeing, it would be great if everyone thought like you in this instance but I’m trying to help those that do care understand it a little more.
 

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A mistake? A mistake is going out on the piss, passing out and losing your wallet.....liking a post hoping people burn in Hell.... that’s not a mistake. That’s hatred.

I wonder what you would say if you had a gay kid? I doubt you’ll have the same response.

Oh well, nice speaking to you.
Actually, I couldn’t give a rat’s toss bag what Folau thinks about hell awaiting people who don’t repent. Seriously, who cares?
Ablett doesn’t seem to be about hate to me. Like I said, the anger of your response seems disproportionate to me. Happy to leave it there though.
 

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Sounds like god is as evil as hitler. Possibly worse.
Ironically, all Hitler had to do was say sorry to God as he was dying and he was set for eternity in heaven.

But an atheist could cure cancer, eradicate poverty and famine AND get rid of mumble rap and they'd still burn for eternity just for thinking critically.

And yet Christians call it a "loving" god. The mental gymnastics fascinate me.
 
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But I don't believe Ablett is a homophobe

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There is no doubt in my mind that he's just saving face with that post before he really got punished by the powers that be. I cannot fathom anyone with the mindset of "loving all people" would like a post like that in a million years. Absolute rubbish that his like was solely in support of Folau showing his faith.
 
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Ironically, all Hitler had to do was say sorry to God as he was dying and he was set for eternity in heaven.

But an atheist could cure cancer, eradicate poverty and famine AND get rid of mumble rap and they'd still burn for eternity just for thinking critically.

And yet Christians call it a "loving" god. The mental gymnastics fascinate me.
This is what a lot of non religious people don't get. It's not a case of picking and choosing who lives the better life etc. At the end of the day we are all sinners which is sort of what Izzy was referring to as he listed a lot of things. Even people who cure cancer etc have secretes behind closed doors and if you continue to ignore this it just shows why they get away with things like that doctor in the US who was touching kids.

The other thing I find strange is. If people thing Religion is such a crazy idea and all a load of rubbish, then why do they get so angry and people saying things about hell etc. Surely if you don't believe in such things evil and hell etc would have absolutely no meaning, therefor the comment doesn't have any bearing.

At the end of the day the PC brigade makes the call and the public blindly follow without any thought on the matter and that's all there is about it.
 
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GAJ is my brother in Christ but he should know better than that, the core tenet is to love everyone, not just the sexy lipstick lesbians and the self-deprecating Mardi Gras queens who can dance, but all of them regardless of personality or attractiveness. That said, it wasn't the booing that was unsavoury but the insults, I heard him being called horrible names like Dr. Evil, Voldemort, Gary F*glett, The White Skull, etc, that kind of thing is just not on.
 
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If Houli or Saad got booed all the hand wringing inner city do-gooder types on here would be calling for a royal commission, even though they probably have more radical views on homosexuality !!
Houli did get booed, and rightfully so, for his behind the play hit on a Carlton player, certainly not for his religious leanings. He even got a glowing character reference from the PM at the tribunal hearing which was for me one of the most cringeworthy and abhorrently over the top acts in politics I have seen since Pauline Hanson's burqa stunt.
 

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GAJ is my brother in Christ but he should know better than that, the core tenet is to love everyone, not just the sexy lipstick lesbians and the self-deprecating Mardi Gras queens who can dance, but all of them regardless of personality or attractiveness. That said, it wasn't the booing that was unsavoury but the insults, I heard him being called horrible names like Dr. Evil, Voldemort, Gary F*glett, The White Skull, etc, that kind of thing is just not on.
Hey mate that's no insult.
 
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