Scotland (your location?), has a tradition in its reformation known as “Scottish Puritanism”:
https://academic.oup.com/book/25307
It was, as far as I am aware, a pervasive form of puritansm and Calvinist in nature (due in large measure, I assume, to John Knox’s tutelage under Calvin):
https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_811588_smxx.pdf
Here is a document on Calvinism and marriage/family life:
https://www.johnwittejr.com/uploads/5/4/6/6/54662393/a140.pdf
Some quotes: “They set clear guidelines for courtship and engagement, and firm restrictions on pre-marital sex and consortium”
“They punished adultery, rape, fornication, prostitution, sodomy, and other sexual felonies with growing severity. They put firm restrictions on dancing, sumptuousness, ribaldry, obscenity, dissolute songs, literature and plays”
“Calvin grounded various rules against illicit sexual unions”
“Calvin condemned as monstrous vices sodomy, buggery, bestiality, homosexuality ..”
“The obvious case of adultery was sexual intercourse or any other form of lewd sexual act with a party not one’s spouse”.
It just goes on and on and on like this.
Do you see my point now? I can see that you may have your own point of view, but as a non-expert that is my understanding of the Scottish puritan tradition - as part of the mainstream religion of Scotland, historically, as opposed to the more fringe practice of puritanism in England (who later shipped off the US anyway). And these things transmit down the generations everywhere. So when Kirsty Wark throws an accusation, this is what I see it harking back to, and when Alex Salmond had to take on a whole host of quite mild accusations this is also what I see it harking back to. You are welcome to call it coincidence if you wish.
- Shyaku
The Puritan through life’s sweet garden goes
To pluck the thorn, and cast away the rose;
And hopes to please, by this peculiar whim,
The God who fashioned it and gave it him.>/i>
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