Trump's Supreme Court frontrunners: A mother of seven who adopted two children from Haiti and belongs to a Christian sect that inspired The Handmaid's Tale - and a Cuban American whose father was stopped from becoming a lawyer by Castro

UK Daily Mail ^ | September 20 2020

[knighthawk]

President Donald Trump's announced Saturday night that the Supreme Court nominee he plans to announce next week to fill the vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be a woman, spotlighting two conservative women as his potential pick.

During a campaign rally in North Carolina, Trump declared 'I will be putting forth a nominee this week, it will be a woman', later adding his pick would be a 'very talented, very brilliant woman' because 'I like women more than I like men'.

As he left the White House for the rally, the president identified two women as front runners: Amy Coney Barrett, 48, of the Chicago-based 7th Circuit and Barbara Lagoa, 52, of the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit as possible nominees.

[Crim]

So free will means jack to you huh?

May I ask your religious affiliation?

[Deplorable American1776]

My reason is that in in construction, so jewelry is bad with power tools. Mrs D knows when I’m in meetings I wear it.

[Pining_4_TX]

No, Trump should pick the guy (can’t remember his name) who is of Indian ethnicity. How could the Dems vote against the first Asian Supreme Court justice?

[daniel1212]

Wedge issue much, daniel1212?

Well, the Catholic aspect and the info on the "sect" is an issue though should be addressed, and along with that comes my judgment on the church itself. And which should be allowed in a forum, though Catholics have often shown they want such to be censored.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

I would rather have Ted Cruz or a man that don’t base thinks on ‘feelings’.
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YES, and although that can be a problem with men as well, it is a more dangerous problem where women are serving in positions where real damage can be done to a country’s national interests.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

Why would they. Britain is a muslim nation.
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Not quite yet, but it probably won’t be long!

[familyop]

“...A mother of seven who adopted two children from Haiti and belongs to a Christian sect that inspired The Handmaid’s Tale...”

The Handmaid’s Tale
From Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale
“The Handmaid’s Tale explores themes of subjugated women in a patriarchal society and the various means by which these women resist and attempt to gain individuality and independence.”

The women protesting against Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation during the Senate hearings were wearing costumes from “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

[familyop]

Thank you for the information.

[BenLurkin]

The Wikipedia article on the handmaid’s tale makes no mention of People of Praise, saying instead that it was inspired by Old Testament accounts.

[familyop]

"The Wikipedia article on the handmaid’s tale makes no mention of People of Praise, saying instead that it was inspired by Old Testament accounts."

True. Not only that, but I just looked more into the context of the matter. The author of "The Handmaid's Tale" would probably have been against a group like the group that Barrett is or was involved with.

[familyop]

So People of Praise might be a good thing. I don’t know anything about it, other than the likely social conservatism.

Some might have concerns about immigration and the death penalty, though. At the same time, there’s much that we don’t know about each of the candidates for nomination.

[topsail]

BTTT

[knighthawk]

Just imagine the Dems trying to denounce a black woman for SCOTUS, that would send the Dems into total chaos.

[Elsie]

From link:

Barrett is a devout Catholic and mother of seven from Indiana, who has adopted two kids from Haiti and has a biological child with special needs.

She is a member of a Christian group name People of Praise, where members are assigned a 'handmaiden', a personal adviser with whom they are encouraged to confess personal sins, financial information and other sensitive disclosures.

HMMMmmm...

[Elsie]

Hoosiers are made up of some purty good folks.

(Then there is me...)

[gcparent]

I’m Catholic and that sounds very weird to me.

[gcparent]

Amy was born and grew up Louisiana.

[Elsie]

Well; let’s check ‘em out!!

https://www.google.com/search?q=People+of+Praise&ie=&oe=

[Elsie]

Heck; ANY media!!!

[Elsie]

... Only God, who joins His Sacrifice to ours, ...

Huh?