Matthew Guy criticises debate that led to resignation, after premier says church’s views were ‘appalling’
The football club on Tuesday said Thorburn felt he could not serve in both roles and had offered his resignation, despite not holding the same personal views as his church.
“What are we now banning people from going to church, banning people from going to a synagogue, banning people from going to a mosque? Where have we got? This is ridiculous,” Guy told 3AW radio. “We’ve got laws in place in the state to protect everyone from hate speech and intolerance and that’s a good thing,” he said.
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