Forbes: Christians ‘fearful’

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Date posted:  1 Jul 2023
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Forbes: Christians ‘fearful’

Kate Forbes MSP | photo: WikiCommons

Evangelical Scottish Nationalist MSP Kate Forbes says many Christians in politics ‘feel they have to hide their faith or adapt it’ in public life.

The former SNP leadership contender shares her thoughts in a new interview with BBC Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool.

Maqbool writes that ‘her experience leads her to believe that people of faith are being squeezed out of political life’.

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