Kate Forbes want to replace Nicola Sturgeon - here's why people are talking about her religion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : However, his membership was called into question by the church itself after he voted in favour of same sex marriage and reproductive rights in Northern Ireland in 2019.
44% : After the Scottish Episcopal Church voted in favour of redefining its definition of marriage to include same-sex couples, Robertson wrote in an op-ed that the decision should be "mourned".
42% : But Forbes' announcement has been dogged with questions over whether her membership of the Free Church of Scotland will inform her agenda, with The Guardian, The National and The New Statesman among those reporting on concerns over her religion and how it impacts her personal views on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage.
34% : The self-described modern, gospel church has not shied away from sharing its views on abortion and gay marriage, with then-FSC moderator reverend David Robertson comparing abortion to slavery in 2015.
33% : "In the future, I believe we will look back with horror at the way that society, despite our increased scientific knowledge about the status of the child in the womb, has acquiesced in the evil of abortion."

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