I'm used to seeing absolutely terrible takes on UK politics, but somehow I'm still blindsided by the magnitude of the daftness in the commentary around Kate Forbes.
She has put herself forward to be the next leader of the SNP, and hence First Minister of Scotland.
She has said she would have voted against equal marriage for single-sex couples, if she'd had the chance.
She signed a letter to the current FM urging her not to "rush into" gender recognition reform #GRR, after six years of consultations.
She's spoken at anti-abortion events.
All of these positions are in line with those of her church, the Free Church of Scotland.
Apparently, saying you don't want your country led by someone who opposes your human rights on religious grounds is anti-Christian bigotry.
It... is not.
Most Christians in Scotland were in favour of equal marriage a few years ago, certainly in the Church of Scotland and the Catholic Church: both around 60%, and the percentage is almost certainly higher now. I don't have figures for An Eaglais Shaor, but come on.
Even if most religious people were opposed to certain human rights, it would not be any kind of bigotry to object to people opposed to those rights being elected to high office!
This shouldn't be difficult, yet I keep seeing people on Twitter and Facebook insist that objecting to someone with these views occupying positions of huge power and influence is in fact bigotry.
I'm not convinced by the argument that these are private views, either, especially since she's airing them publicly. I *want* people in public office to act in accordance with their conscience. I'd like them to have high moral standards, including honesty.
What I don't want is for them to sincerely hold views that mean some people deserve fewer rights. If they do, I wish they weren't in politics. If they must be, they should be in conservative parties. No?