Tongan/Aussie Rugby player, Israel Folau, has raised $1 million in just one day after his $500k GoFundMe page was taken down.
Folau, a Christian, had tweeted that he believed homosexuals and people who transgress against God's laws would go to hell.
For that, he lost his job with Rugby Australia and is effectively banned from playing for his country or domestically.
He is raising funds for his legal fees as he seeks to have the Australian Rugby Union's decision overturned.
Conservative Australians, appalled by the political correctness and lack of free speech have rallied behind the popular and talented player and have pledged $1million just one day after GoFundMe took his page down and tweeted about it with a rainbow pride flag.
This issue is currently dividing Australia. The media are, typically, calling him out but Folau has a lot of support from regular people.
https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/folau-debate-continues-as-public-donations-pass-760000/news-story/67bbe0a7c8b1b03b6f6fbaa6a50ff851