A conservative Christian advocacy group in Australia has donated $100,000 to help prominent rugby star Israel Folau in his legal battle against being fired for posting a religious message on social media. The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) used its platform to set up another donations page after popular crowdfunding site GoFundMe pulled the plug on Folau’s campaign, citing a violation of user policy.
“On behalf of the Australian Christian Lobby, I have spoken to Israel Folau to let him know that ACL will be donating $100,000 to his legal defence, because it’s right and it sets an important legal precedent,” said ACL’s Managing Director Martyn Iles in a statement on the group’s website.
“I have also offered to host his online appeal for funds here on our website and he has accepted our offer,” he added, before urging supporters to “help Israel Folau stand for your religious freedom” by donating.
Since GoFundMe axed Folau’s fundraising efforts, the new campaign has been raising over $1,000 per minute and is currently sitting at over $1.5 million. In a statement, GoFundMe said that they deleted the athlete’s page because it “breached its terms of service.”
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