“God is speaking to you”: Israel Folau preaches that bushfires and drought are God’s punishment for abortion and same-sex marriage
Israel Folau has caused further outrage by suggesting that the current bushfires and drought that is ravaging Australia is God’s punishment for legalising same-sex marriage and abortion.
Folau spoke at The Truth of Jesus Christ Church in Kenshurt, north west of Sydney.
“The message I mainly want to speak about today is mainly for the people who are outside within the world,” he began. “I’ve been looking around at the events that have been happening around Australia in the last couple of weeks with the bushfires and the droughts and all these things that are currently happening.”
"I'm doing this out of love for people to be able to hear this message and receive it with open hearts."
He said that Australians could solve the problems within the country by repealing these laws.
"I am speaking to Australia - they have changed this law and changed the ordinance," he said.
"They have changed that law and legalised same-sex marriage and now those things are okay in society, going against the laws of what God says.
“Abortion - it's okay now to murder and kill infants, unborn children, and they deem that to be okay,” he continued.
"This scripture is speaking to Australia. You have changed the law and changed the ordinance. Look how rapid these bushfires, these droughts, all these things that came in a short period time.
"You think it's a coincidence or not? God is speaking to you guys, Australia, you need to repent and you need to take these laws and turn it back to following what is right by God, what God says in his word."
Many people have been outraged by his comments, as four people have died in NSW alone and bushfires continue to threaten homes in NSW and QLD.
However, Folau warned that the worst is yet to come.
"What you see out there in the world, it's only a little taste of what God's judgment is like," he said.
"The news now are saying that these bushfires are the worst they've ever seen in Australia - they haven’t even seen anything."
Longtime supporter and 2GB radio host Alan Jones is usually a fan of Folau, but has quickly urged him to “button up”.
“Israel is a lovely human being, I know him well. Israel, button up. Button up.
“These comments don’t help.”