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Australia: Football boss chooses to quit rather than disown his church

Australia: Football boss chooses to quit rather than disown his church
Andrew Thorburn (Credit: City on a Hill Church)
ET staff writer
ET staff writer
14 October, 2022 1 min read

A Christian chief executive of an Australian Football League club has chosen to resign rather than disown his church’s biblical beliefs.

Andrew Thorburn stepped down as chief executive of Australian Football League club Essendon a day after his appointment.

It followed an outcry by liberal activists over his links to a church which holds a biblical view of sexual ethics and a pro-life position against abortion.

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