I understand your point and I understand why the club agreed to such a statement.
What I disagree with is that in making such a statement it perpetuates the lie that Thorburn was a victim of being simply a man of religion. The lie that Thorburn cynically leaned in to by turning it into a culture war.
But like I said, I understand why the club agreed to make that statement.
Negotiation is all about giving up something, in exchange for something else. I don’t think it would have been resolved if the statement wasn’t angled to paint Thorburn as having been wronged. I’m not sure it’s so much a lie, as much as it is the way Thorburn perceived the situation, which is obviously what he wanted to be documented in the statement itself.
With the Thorburn saga now over (good riddance) as of today, all we need now is Sheedy off the board and then we will really have the clean air EVERYONE needs.
I’m an atheist, I think anything done in the name of religion elbow licking stupid, but discriminating against them is just as bad.
Now the clubs in a bind, how do we recruit someone with his same beliefs even though he’s the best talent? Either Christian or Muslim?
Imagine the outrage if we didn’t recruit a Muslim player because of his beliefs!
It’s not about their beliefs. It’s about holding a position of leadership in an organisation that promotes values counter to EFC’s. I feel like this has been explained countless times.