Many are retweeting this random tweet to insinuate that Christians are discriminated against.
1. 🤦 White Christians rule America.
2. Barrett's phrasing is technically wrong, Christians don't build the kingdom of God, we receive it.
3. Jesus intended the concept to be confusing. https://twitter.com/RonCharles/status/1307737438006243330
Okay, okay. To be more charitable, a number of people are just trying to interpret what she said, saying: "Look. This does not mean that Amy Coney Barrett wants to impose biblical law as a Supreme Court Justice. It is just a normal Christian phrase about doing what is right."
"If either Ms. Barrett or Ms. Lagoa were nominated and confirmed, six out of nine Supreme Court justices would be Catholic."
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/07/18/why-do-catholics-make-majority-supreme-court
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MSNBC host agrees there is nothing odd about Barrett referring to the kingdom of God. https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1308082528478212096
Here is actual criticism of Amy Coney Barrett's record from a liberal perspective by @RuthMarcus https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1308074554057728001
For what its worth, I find Mitch McConnell's and Donald Trump's and Brett Kavanaugh's actions far more troubling than those of Amy Coney Barrett and I cannot imagine that changing.
Eric Kniffin gives in this thread why some Christians feel discriminated against:
https://twitter.com/ekniffin/status/1308152465108344832

This seems to be me like making a mountain out of molehill given the gigantic immoral force of Trump and his dominance of the GOP. But yes, the molehill in there.
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