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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 ca… - Kate Forbes
" "[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.
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About Kate Forbes
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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[On having children outside marriage.] It's entirely up to them. It's something that I would seek to avoid for me personally.
But it doesn't fuss me, it doesn't put me up nor down. The choices that other people make is [up to them].
In terms of my faith, my faith would say that sex is for marriage and that's the approach that I would practice. [...]
For me, it would be wrong according to my faith, but for you I have no idea what your faith is. So, in a free society you can do what you want.
I do think that those people who are withdrawing support from her, I'd ask "why did you support her in the first place"?
Because I don't think what she's saying is new, and I think it shows a level of unseriousness of many people who engage in political activity and commentary, where they don't take things seriously in terms of "why am I supporting this person"?
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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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