And the smears by the media continue. Trump has made his decision on who he will pick for SCOTUS judge to replace Kennedy tonight at 9:00pm EDT. One of those rumored to be Trump’s SCOTUS pick is Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic woman. The media smears against Barrett become right when her name was mentioned as a replacement for Kennedy. Now, Yahoo “News” is calling Barrett a Catholic cultist. Also check out the propaganda like image used by Yahoo to smear Barrett’s faith.
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Skeptics of Judge Amy Barrett’s involvement with a group called People of Praise have questioned whether the group has demonstrated cult-like elements https://t.co/gnqVD2H7nQ by @jonward11 pic.twitter.com/uHZx3LAtwz
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) July 9, 2018
The appearance of Judge Amy Coney Barrett on President Trump’s shortlist of candidates for the Supreme Court has turned a spotlight on the small, previously obscure religious group she belongs to and sparked a contentious shouting match between those asserting “She’s in a cult” and those answering, “No, you’re a bigot!”
Skeptics of Barrett’s involvement with a group called People of Praise, which has roughly 1,700 members, mostly but not exclusively Roman Catholic, have questioned whether the group has demonstrated cultlike elements. Barrett’s supporters have charged back that delving into the details of her spiritual life is reminiscent of the anti-Catholic bias that has haunted American politics in the past.
But with this crucial difference: In the 20th century, Catholic political figures, including presidential candidates Al Smith and John F. Kennedy, were suspected of harboring a secret loyalty to the Pope. Barrett’s Catholicism, per se, shouldn’t be an impediment to her nomination or confirmation. Anthony Kennedy, the justice she would replace, is a Catholic, as are four other incumbents, including the chief justice, John Roberts.