Kate Forbes, the front-runner to take over as Scotland’s next leader is a Christian, but that’s why some people don’t want her

She is tipped to be Nicola Sturgeon’s replacement but her conservative Christian views and position on abortion and same-sex relationships are viewed as problematic by many.

Nicole Sturgeon stepped down as leader of leader Scotland’s SNP party last week leaving a First Minister of Scotland shaped hole that’s begging to be filled. Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s current secretary for health has thrown his hat in the ring, and his success would the nation had their first Muslim primary.

But he’s not the only candidate who has an active faith. Christian cabinet secretary for finance, Kate Forbes has taken the lead in the SNP poll. The ambitious 32-year-old has been vocal about her faith. In a 2021 BBC interview she told Nick Robinson: “To be straight, I believe in the person of Jesus Christ. I believe that he died for me, he saved me and that my calling is to serve and to love him and to serve and love my neighbours with all my heart and soul and mind and strength. So that, for me, is essential to my being. Politics will pass. I was a person before I was a politician and that person will continue to believe that I am made in the image of God.”