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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmy Coney Barrett Is Allegedly a Member of a Religious Group That's Been Called a "Cult"
Amy Coney Barrett, now a judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, became a heroic figure to some religious conservatives during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last fall. Sen. Dianne Feinstein challenged the Catholic law professor about her religious beliefs, sneeringit seemed to manythat the dogma lives loudly within you. With its strong whiff of anti-Catholic prejudice, the line became a rallying cry on the right.
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This past weekend, Barrett emerged as a potential favorite to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy upon his retirement later this month. CBS News reported on Monday that Barrett and D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh are Trumps leading contenders for the appointment. Barrett is in her 40s, which means she could serve for decades, and she would be the courts only conservative woman, which some commentators have noted would make for better optics in abortion cases. (She is also a mother of seven, including one child with special needs and two children adopted from Haiti.)
Thanks to her new proximity to power, the dark murmurings over Barretts religious affiliations have been revived. Many critics are particularly incensed over her apparent membership in a Catholic-adjacent group called People of Praise, which the New York Times reported last fall. Law professor and Senate candidate Richard Painter tweeted the old Times story this weekend and said People of Praise looks like a cult; another prominent critic one-upped Painter by calling it a secretive religious cult.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.slate.com/human-interest/2018/07/amy-coney-barretts-alleged-religious-group-people-of-praise-what-is-it.html
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)from wiki
The Catholics are chief justice John Roberts, and justices Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Sonia Sotomayor. The Jewish justices are Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stephen Breyer, and Elena Kagan. The latest to join the high court, Neil Gorsuch, is possibly a Protestantspecifically Episcopalian.May 3, 2017
superpatriotman
(6,232 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,276 posts)I don't think that was ever verified.
pnwmom
(108,925 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)Last edited Tue Jul 3, 2018, 10:33 PM - Edit history (1)
but that's more like a society for very conservative, traditionalist Catholics who are determined to live in the past like masses should still be said in Latin.
Mc Mike
(9,106 posts)away from countries that would have tried them for their war crimes.
Involved in P-2 and the Vatican Banking scandals, the murder of 'god's banker', etc.
Plus, they were really mean to Tom Hanks in that crappy Dan Brown movie.
DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)but most cults try to define themselves as benign and just trying to help members become better people.
If Coney Barrett is nominated, the word "cultist" should be firmly attached to her.
pnwmom
(108,925 posts)is a member of does appear to be one.
like Opus Dei