Thursday 6 October 2022 03:28 AM David Koch blows up at pastor of sacked Essendon CEO's church trends now
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A senior pastor from a controversial church with links to ex-Essendon chief executive Andrew Thorburn has been savaged by Sunrise host David Koch.
Thorburn was forced to quit his role on Monday after only one day in the top job at the Essendon AFL club when he refused to stand down as chairman of the City on the Hill church.
Essendon later said that the church's controversial views on abortion and homosexuality were in direct contradiction to its values.
Koch invited City on a Hill senior pastor Guy Mason to respond to criticism of his church.
In a heated interview, Koch, who is the chairman of South Australian AFL club Port Power, toed the game's line on inclusivity as he blasted the church.
Andrew Thorburn was forced to quit his role on Monday after only one day in the top job at the Essendon AFL club when he refused to stand down as chairman of the City on the Hill church
'Even the most conservative bloke I think I know, Peter Dutton, called your views an abomination,' Koch said.
'Comparing abortion to the Holocaust is not love, it's not inclusion.
'There are so many other churches that are
