Kate Forbes' view on marriage is not fringe. It's what Christians have believed for 2,000 years
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Jeremy Balfour2023-02-27T11:26:00
The Christian doctrine of marriage as between one man and one women is not weird or fringe. It is a mainstream view, still supported by the majority of Christians worldwide, says Jeremy Balfour MSP
Much has been made over the past week of Kate Forbes affiliation to the Free Church of Scotland. It seems to have been the only necessary factor to consider when evaluating her fitness for the job of First Minister.
Specifically, adopting the sexual ethic of The Kirk has been deemed to be disqualifying for high office. Apparently, believing in a traditional definition of the institution of marriage has become problematic in modern, progressive Scotland.
Christians from across the theological spectrum have rushed to formulate a response to this assertion, many of whom have sought to paint this ethic as an extreme, fringe or fundamentalist distortion of what the Bible teaches. A perfect example comes from the former Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Lorna Hood, who tweeted the following:
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