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" "I think for me, Angela Merkel is the example I would follow, I would have voted, as a matter of conscience, along the lines of mainstream teaching in most major religions that marriage is between a man and a woman.
But I would have respected and defended the democratic choice that was made.
It is a legal right now and I am a servant of democracy, I am not a dictator.
Kate Elizabeth Forbes (Scottish Gaelic: Ceit Fhoirbeis; born 6 April 1990) is a Scottish politician and accountant who served as the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy from February 2020 to March 2023. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency since 2016. In February 2023, Forbes declared her candidacy in her party's election for the Leader of the SNP (who automatically becomes the First Minister of Scotland), but was defeated by Humza Yousaf.
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[Asked if SNP colleagues withdrawal of support following her expression of socially conservative opinions about same-sex marriage had affected her campaign.] Absolutely not [...] We have a large party membership, most of whom are not on Twitter, and I understand that people have very strong views on these matters.
I think the public are longing for politicians to answer straight questions with straight answers and that's certainly what I tried to do in the media yesterday. That doesn't necessarily allow for much nuance.
The primary calling is to be in the dirt of reality [...] Where do you see Christ historically? You see Him, not in some sort of cathedral or some elevated ivory tower; you see Him in the midst of vulnerable, under-represented, underprivileged people. That's what politics is, theoretically. So therefore, there is a natural home in the midst of the underprivileged, under-represented, voiceless people. You then go from there into parliament, to try and make good law that serves those people, and that's where, quite rightly, there's a democratic debate.
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