Commentary
Upon being forced to resign only a day after being appointed CEO of the Essendon Football Club, Andrew Thorburn stated tellingly that his “personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square.”
Thorburn, who has had a distinguished career in business, including six years as CEO of the National Australia Bank, said he was forced to step down from Essendon because of his role as a church chairman.
“I was being ­required to compromise beyond a level that my conscience ­allowed,” he said.
“People should be able to hold different views on complex personal and moral matters, and be able to live and work together, even with those differences, and always with respect. Behaviour is the key. This is an important part of a tolerant and diverse society.”…