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1. Amy Coney Barrett, reportedly President Trump’s nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, belongs to a religious group that believes in prophecy, speaking in tongues and divine healings. https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/trump-s-nominee-to-replace-rbg-belongs-to-extremist-religious-group-ZXSMzOgbzUGGr0Z5Vo4maw
2. Barrett, a federal appellate court judge confirmed in 2017, is reportedly part of the Christian group People of Praise – a fact which never surfaced during her confirmation hearing, The New York Times reported. https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/trump-s-nominee-to-replace-rbg-belongs-to-extremist-religious-group-ZXSMzOgbzUGGr0Z5Vo4maw
3. “To fulfill the group’s communitarian vision, unmarried members are sometimes placed to live in homes with married couples and their children, and members often look to buy or rent homes near other members.” (NYT) https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/trump-s-nominee-to-replace-rbg-belongs-to-extremist-religious-group-ZXSMzOgbzUGGr0Z5Vo4maw
4. “Members of the group swear a lifelong oath of loyalty, called a covenant, to one another, and are assigned and are accountable to a personal adviser, called a ‘head’ for men and a ‘handmaid’ for women.” (NYT) https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/trump-s-nominee-to-replace-rbg-belongs-to-extremist-religious-group-ZXSMzOgbzUGGr0Z5Vo4maw
5. Current and former People of Praise members told The Times that heads and handmaids offer counsel on important life decisions, such as whom to marry or date, whether to take a job, and how to raise children. https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/trump-s-nominee-to-replace-rbg-belongs-to-extremist-religious-group-ZXSMzOgbzUGGr0Z5Vo4maw
6. According to legal scholars, “such loyalty oaths could raise legitimate questions about a judicial nominee’s independence and impartiality.” (NYT) https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/trump-s-nominee-to-replace-rbg-belongs-to-extremist-religious-group-ZXSMzOgbzUGGr0Z5Vo4maw
7. The Times reported in 2017 that the People of Praise and Barrett seem to have tried to obscure her membership in the group. Links to the group’s magazine that mentioned Barrett disappeared from its website ahead of her Senate confirmation. https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/trump-s-nominee-to-replace-rbg-belongs-to-extremist-religious-group-ZXSMzOgbzUGGr0Z5Vo4maw
