FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - England v Australia - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - November 24, 2018 Australia's Israel Folau runs in to score their first try REUTERS/Toby Melville
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Pentecostal prime minister on Monday rebuked a former national rugby star who claimed recent deadly bushfires and a devastating drought were God's punishment for the country allowing same-sex marriage and abortion.
Israel Folau, who was sacked from a multi-million dollar rugby contract in May after posting on Instagram that hell awaited "drunks, homosexuals, adulterers" and other sinners, cited Bible verses in a sermon that was posted on Facebook.
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