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One of the side effects of Izzy's crusade is the damage that it does to more mainstream Christian denominations. The really sad thing is that the Bible contains enough material to allow almost any assertion to be made and backed up by an obscure verse. I have been through an awful experience...

Some might see what Izzy said as bigotry. I do, and I reckon that I am not in a minority. Bigotry comes in a lot of different guises. Just because you might be comfortable with what he said does not mean that he is entitled to say it. This is a secular society. Long may it remain so.

Which way? By Izzy, or against his "right" to post his weird minority views?

Errr, as far as we know there have been no negotiations. Or have I missed something? I do make the point again that all Izzy's posts are based on his own faith, which is a fairly narrow brand of evangelical Christianity. More orthodox Christians might find his posts offensive. Not to mention...

Makes me wonder what the hell the ARs are actually there for, sometimes.

Fox are only interested in pleasing Rupert, who has apparently decided to go full Trumpist evengelical.

I'm sure he can if we throw enough money at him.

As I have said before, everything that is stated of a religious nature could be anathema to at least one other religion. Do we like the idea of religious wars being played out in public? There are lots of religious people in Australia who are not Christians. What about them? Do they get...

It is the combination of speed and strength that we need. You cannot win without both.

The only way to ensure that there is no discrimination against any and all religions would be to ban all religious content. I can guarantee that any statement from the perspective of one religion would be anathema to the adherents of one or more other religion(s).

The weird thing is that, at heart, Christianity is supposed to be based on love. If Izzy really wanted to "save souls" he would have done a lot better to concentrate on the positive, not the negative, aspects of his faith. Does he really think that hitting people over the head is the best way...

I keep coming back to the enormous societal changes in attitudes towards sexual preference in my lifetime. No doubt there are some who are nostalgic for the good old days of p****** bashing (and killing), and imprisonment for "unnatural" sexual activities. And here we are, having recently...

The problem is that he believes that he is being motivated by a higher power. In a way, he sounds like somebody who believes that everything he does must be okay, because the big guy upstairs is "in control". This sort of logic is bizarre to most of us, but that seems to be what he believes...

I wonder what the reaction would have been if he had included Jews and Muslims in the list. Oh, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, and on and on. In terms of his own beliefs, surely they are all just as damned?

The game is a game. Admittedly it is also a profession for some, but even so it is only a part of life. A religious vocation covers the whole of life.

Lineouts will matter more than ever with Izzy out. Opposition teams will kick tactically and for the line, knowing that they have a great chance of winning or disrupting our ball.

I thought we could blame the family connections. Apparently we can't. So that's it, off with her head!!!!

So she really has got no excuse, has she?

Oh how I hope that the corner has turned for the Highlanders.

Brian Houston is not somebody whose views I would normally feel comfortable with. But he has written an opinion piece that is published in today's SMH that is worth reading.