No, Judge No, Amy Coney Barrett Doesn't Belong to a Catholic Group That Inspired 'The Handmaid's Tale' Doesn't Belong to a Catholic Group That Inspired 'The Handmaid's Tale'

PJ Media ^ | 09/22/2020 | Jim Treacher

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What would Americans do without our stalwart, truth-telling heroes in the press? Those diligent fact-checkers make sure we get the most accurate information possible so we can stay informed. And as we head toward the bitterest, most contentious election since the last one, with a vacant Supreme Court seat to make it even more interesting, we need the straight facts now more than ever. That’s why, when I saw Newsweek magazine promoting this story about possible Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, I had to know more:

Wow. What a scoop! But is it true? Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek:

How Amy Coney Barrett’s People of Praise Group Inspired ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

Amy Coney Barrett, a favorite to be President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is affiliated with a Christian religious group that served as inspiration for Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale.

Barrett, a devout Catholic, and her husband both belong to the People of Praise group, current and former members have said, according to The New York Times…

Atwood herself has indicated that the group’s existence motivated her to write The Handmaid’s Tale, set in fictional Gilead, where women’s bodies are governed and treated as property of state under a theocratic regime.

Good work, Khaleda Rahman. I smell a Pulitzer!

Or at least that’s what her Newsweek story said yesterday. You can still read the original version at MSN. But when you read the story at Newsweek today, the headline has been changed: “How Charismatic Catholic Groups Like Amy Coney Barrett’s People of Praise Inspired ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.'” And all the way at the bottom of the story, there’s this minor correction (emphasis mine):

[abigkahuna]

I have not read Handmaiden’s Tale—but my thinking is that Democrats, or should I say progressive liberals in particular have a “thing” with God. They do not want to be judged. They know that their lifestyle is “wrong”, but instead of adjusting their lifestyle, they fight to have the rest of society accept and applaud their deviant lifestyle.

[gitmo]

FAKE NEWSWEEK.

[gitmo]

The Senate should vote Monday morning without hearings.

[Hambone 1934]

Iran and saudi arabia believe like that...funny libs dont bring that up

[joshua c]

Tell me that the LEFT is not going to body slam whoever he nominates.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

They don’t call it “Newsweak” for nothing. It is well earned.

[CurlyDave]

...Tell me that the LEFT is not going to body slam whoever he nominates...

We both know they will.

But we don't have to leave ammunition lying around for them to pick up and use against us.

[Chickensoup]

Actually i always thought the author was prescient and that the HANDMAIDS TALE foreshadowed the rise of ISLAM in the West.

[ComradeBork]

And according to this article, Atwood probably retconned her research, because the People of Hope didn't make the news until after her book was published.

[Pollard]

Barret belongs to this group, https://peopleofpraise.org/about/who-we-are/covenant/

Feel free to read all the various About pages. Not a group I would join but different strokes for different folks. It’s kinda commune like imho. Under FAQs is “Can a covenanted member leave the People of Praise?”

Odd question.

[BEJ]

That’s true that they don’t want to be judged. That’s all they understand about God — that he will judge them. With radical equality they are on the same level with God. If they went to heaven and didn’t like something they would have started a party and have God voted out. With no God you also get relativism — every view is equal and there is no truth — all is permitted. As you say, they know their lifestyle is wrong and misguided on some level, but as Milton’s Satan says, (paraphrase) “I will make hell a heaven.” Sheer number determines the “truth” and if a lot of people believe in something then it is true. That’s why it is important for them to march in lockstep and why if they leave their party it is like death or ostracism. There is a huge psychological component involved in all this, almost like a herd or mob mentality.