May fails to defend her Christian faith
by Laura Perrins, TCW:
What is more important than the (immoral) pension triple lock? What is more important than the (immoral) socialised health system, ‘our’ NHS? What is even more important that Brexit? Your conscience, dear reader, that’s what.
So I hope you did not miss the grand inquisition by Andrew Marr of our Christian Prime Minister Theresa May. There were the usual questions on all the matters of public policy including Brexit, and then there was this question: I have just been having a conversation with Tim Farron about his attitude to gay sex. You are also a Christian. Do you think gay sex is a sin?
The Vicar’s daughter answered with a very firm, No. This is her right, but I do not think it was a legitimate question to put, just as I do not think it was a legitimate question to put to Tim Farron.
What we have here, is a de facto Faith Test. Back in 1678, the Act for preventing dangers that might arise from Popish recusants demanded that those taking public office had to take an oath and declaration against (the Roman Catholic belief of) transubstantiation.
Today, those seeking public office must make a public declaration that they do not believe gay sex is a sin, even though this is a private belief on an issue of private morality, that will have no bearing on public policy.
It was very clear that the question was premised on the fact of May’s Christianity. You are a Christian that may have dodgy beliefs, Marr did not quite say, but he might as well have done. As such, she and her belief system were fair game. It was May’s Christianity, religious thoughts and conscience that were being interrogated. I wonder if politicians of other faiths will get the same treatment?
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