1 - This isn't about tennis. Court has been recognised constantly for her achievements in tennis. What Court is being celebrated for by Morrison is her religious views, and he knows he can't say the things Court has publicly, so he gives an award for them.
2 - Criticism for shitty and dangerous views while using her platform to preach hate and intolerance isn't bullying. She's being held to account by those who want a fair, just, and compassionate society.
3 - Court may be a minister, but being a minister doesn't mean you're above criticism. In fact, I think that being a minister means you should be under scrutiny more because of the influence you hold over the community.
4 - Court being a minister also doesn't make her right, and the idea that because of her role as minister paired with her celebrity should automatically infer some authority to dictate morality is a dangerous invocation.
5 - The Bible says a lot of things, and the problem arises when a person uses parts of the Bible to justify their own personal beliefs against others. It's not hard to see that Court has always had a homophobic streak, and she's simply used her religious platform
to crusade against the things she personally hates in others.

There's a whole lot of judging and condemnation there from someone who preaches from a book that explicitly says, multiple times, that it's not for a person to judge another.
To borrow a few lines from Brand New's 'Archers':

"All that you've taught is to ignore the things I was showing
And sweep me under the rug
You're beating with a book everyone that book tells you to love"
"I'm not there to put people down, but I will always say what the Bible says"

Clearly, Court hasn't read past the Old Testament, or anything before Paul. Which is the problem with Pentecostals, they conveniently ignore the heart of their faith and keep a tight grip on authority
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