Daniel Andrews has once more turned his consideration to the circumstances during which Essendon’s chief government resigned a day after taking the job.
Andrew Thorburn took a stand on Tuesday from an AFL membership over his senior function in a church that condemns homosexuality and abortion.
Mr Andrews, an Essendon supporter, took the town as “completely appalling” over Hill Church’s socially conservative beliefs.
The premier reiterated his stance on Thursday, telling reporters that regardless of being spiritual, he’s staunchly against homophobia.
“I might simply say this; I am a Catholic, I ship my children to Catholic faculties, my religion is vital to me and guides me day by day.”
“There’s a lengthy checklist of issues that I’m guided by my perception within the work, my upbringing and the values which can be central to it.
“But it surely additionally guides me in my sense of what’s proper and what’s fallacious, and if I may say, with utmost respect, it isn’t the issue to name homophobia. Homophobia is the issue. I’ve at all times thought of it. I’ve raised my voice in opposition to it. I at all times will.”
Mr Thorburn is the president of Metropolis on a Hill Church, whose web site had articles claiming homosexuality a sin, evaluating abortion to the Holocaust.
He issued a press release because the saga gained momentum, saying his resignation because of a church affiliation would “undermine tolerance”.
“It’s disturbing {that a} perception or affiliation with a church, mosque, synagogue or temple can instantly render an individual unfit to carry out a selected function,” he stated.
“This can be a harmful thought, one that may solely scale back tolerance for others and variety of concepts and participation in our neighborhood and workplaces.”
Mr Thorburn was scheduled to be paid $850,000 per yr for his function in Essendon.
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