Some former members of the religious group People of Praise say Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's affiliation with the organization should be examined during her Senate confirmation hearings. Others are thrilled with her nomination.
While it includes people from several Christian denominations, most of its members are Roman Catholic.
Coleman’s husband grew up in the community and when they were dating, she agreed to go “underway,” a multiyear process that members undertake before signing the covenant. Coleman said People of Praise offers a strong sense of community that is often missing in modern secular life, and that can be a powerful draw.
Particularly notable is that Barrett would be replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who in her career stood against practices such as women not being able to get credit cards in their own names. Mary Belton thinks Barrett’s history with People of Praise is disqualifying. Belton was in 8th grade, around 1990, when she says her family was cast out after her mother came out as gay. She said the community they had been so close to in South Bend then shunned them.
“It’s worrisome. It’s who she is,” Belton said. “Anyone that I know, including myself, that has grown up in it and has left has had to go through a huge transformation and rewiring of your personhood, of your brain, of your soul and spirit.” “They are specifically attempting to influence politics and power in the United States,” Wood said. “This is to me why Amy Coney Barrett is so dangerous, because could not have a bigger win than landing a Supreme Court justice for life.”
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