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The secular inquisition: why must Christian politicians defend their beliefs?

Why is it only Christian politicians who have to defend their beliefs?

25 February 2023

9:00 AM

25 February 2023

9:00 AM

  Edinburgh

 

What did Kate Forbes’s supporters expect would happen? When the Scot-tish finance secretary and Scottish National party leadership candidate was asked whether she would have voted for the legalisation of gay marriage if she had been in the Scottish parliament at the time, she said that she wouldn’t, because as a devout Christian she believes marriage is between a man and a woman.

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