Judge Amy Coney Barrett Gave a Perfect Response to Anti-Catholic Religious Bigotry

PJ Media ^ | 09/27/2020 | Tyler O' Neill

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President Donald Trump will nominate a woman to succeed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, and observers expect him to choose Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. On Friday, after news outlets reported that Trump would choose Barrett, HBO host Bill Maher savaged the potential nominee for her Roman Catholic faith. Yet perhaps no one has given a better response to such anti-religious bigotry than Barrett herself.

“Apparently, the pick is going to be Amy Coney. We’re going to be saying the name a lot because she’s a f***ing nut. Religion, I was right about that one, too,” Maher said.

“Amy Coney Barrett. Catholic. Really Catholic. I mean really, really Catholic, like speaking in tongues. She doesn’t believe in condoms, which she has in common with Trump, because he doesn’t either. We learned that from Stormy Daniels,” Maher quipped.

Maher’s objection to Barrett appears to be grounded in the idea that charismatic Roman Catholics are some dangerous anti-science sect and so they cannot treat legal issues dispassionately. Rather than just attack Catholicism, he attacked the broader Christian trend of believing that people still speak in tongues due to the Holy Spirit (a controversial position in Christianity, but one that extends to a broad swath of Christians). He even suggested that Barrett could not be trusted because of “religion.”

Yet Barrett is an originalist, which means she aims to uphold the original public meaning of the Constitution, rather than reinterpreting it in order to unilaterally amend the Constitution, writing her policy preferences in law as the Supreme Court did in Roe v. Wade (1973), creating a new “right” to abortion.

Maher was far from the first to attack Barrett for her faith.

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SOME EXAMPLES OF LEFT WING ANTI-CATHOLIC BIGOTRY:

* During Barrett’s confirmation hearing for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) notoriously imposed something of a religious test. “The dogma lives loudly within you,” Feinstein said, suggesting that Barrett’s religious convictions disqualified her from service on the federal bench.

* Washington Post book critic Ray Charles suggested that there was something nefarious to Barrett’s statement that she intends to pursue “the kingdom of God.” On the contrary, the “kingdom of God” is a common Christian phrase that has more to do with loving your neighbor as yourself than bringing about some kind of theocracy.

* Newsweek ran a story claiming that Barrett belonged to a secret cult-like organization that inspired Margaret Atwood’s book The Handmaid’s Tale. In truth, the pentecostal group to which Barrett belonged, People of Praise, had no connection with People of Hope, the group Atwood seized upon. Newsweek corrected the story but did not retract

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HERE's HOW JUDGE BARRET RESPONDED TO A QUESTION POSED TO HER AT AN OPEN FORUM IN HILLSDALE COLLEGE

Student Stephanie Maloney asked the judge “What role, if any, should faith of a nominee have in the confirmation process?”

BARRET's RESPONSE:

“None. I mean, we have a long tradition of religious tolerance in this country. And in fact, the religious test clause in the Constitution makes it unconstitutional to impose a religious test on anyone who holds public office. So whether someone is Catholic or Jewish or Evangelical or Muslim or has no faith at all is irrelevant to the job.

I do have one thing that I want to add to that, though. I think when you step back and you think about the debate about whether someone’s religion has any bearing on their fitness for office, it seems to me that the premise of the question is that people of faith would have a uniquely difficult time separating out their moral commitments from their obligation to apply the law. And I think people of faith should reject that premise.

All people, of course– well, we hope, most people– have deeply held moral convictions, whether or not they come from faith. People who have no faith, people who are not religious, have deeply held moral convictions,” Barrett noted. “And it’s just as important for those people to be sure– I just spent time talking about the job of a judge being to set aside moral convictions, personal moral convictions, and personal preferences, and follow the law. That’s a challenge for those of faith and for those who have no faith.

So I think the public should be absolutely concerned about whether a nominee for judicial office will be willing and able to set aside personal preferences, be they moral, be they political, whatever convictions they are,” Barrett explained. “The public should be concerned about whether a nominee can set those aside in favor of following the law.

But that’s not a challenge just for religious people. I mean, that’s a challenge for everyone. And so I think it’s a dangerous road to go down to say that only religious people would not be able to separate out moral convictions from their duty.

[LottieDah]

My husband claims Amy Coney Barrett is a “nut and belongs to a cult”. He attends Mass every single morning. He does suffer from severe TDS and needs to stop drinking the Kool Aid. I do not know how adding her to the Supreme Court is going to effect his life unless he was planning to marry one of our cats.

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RE: My husband claims Amy Coney Barrett is a “nut and belongs to a cult”

Ask him to explain how joining a spiritual group called the PEOPLE OF PRAISE amounts to joining a cult....

You can leave the group anytime you like.

[LottieDah]

You can not reason with a person who has TDS. It has gotten so bad that he refuses to support anyone running for office who supports Trump. I told him to move to San Francisco so he can support Nancy Pelosi. I have to leave the room when he watches the evening news because I am sick and tired of his snide remarks and his crap.

[Captain Compassion]

Biden speaks in tongues so what’s the problem.

[BlackAdderess]

She just needs to look more normal and competent than Kamala. Barrett is not my favorite pick but if she can call her shots straight and shut down Willie’s girl, it’s all good.

[RetiredTexasVet]

I don’t take the Bill Maher seriously ... boot scrapings are not to be taken seriously!

[SteelPSUGOP]

I cleaned Maher off the tires on the John Deere today.

[House Atreides]

“...He does suffer from severe TDS and needs to stop drinking the Kool Aid. I do not know how adding her to the Supreme Court is going to effect his life unless he was planning to marry one of our cats.”
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He’ll probably be OK... as long as the marriage is to only one of the cats and he’s not a polyfeline. ;-)

Hang in there, FRiend... and VOTE.

[yeff]

My husband...does suffer from severe TDS and needs to stop drinking the Kool Aid

I am thankful every day that my wife is not a TDS loon. No disrespect meant to your hubby (Well, ok, maybe a little). Good luck to you. Not sure I could do it.

[gcparent]

I hope you are not having sex with your husband. I could never live with TDS. Thank God my husband and I are on the same page. He predicted a Trump win the moment Trump came down the escalator.

[TBP]

“Progressives” are bigots. Maher knows his audience.

[TBP]

Speaking of her “mentor” (her word), the late, great Justice Antonin Scalia, she said, “His judicial philosophy is mine too.” That was what I wanted to hear.

[ActresponsiblyinVA]

People with TDS choose their doctors based on their tweets.

[dontreadthis]

is that you Kelly?

[Secret Agent Man]

depends on the post

i’d not take a doc who goes off on an islam or black rant and wants to kill as many whites as possible

[Tijeras_Slim]

You’d think they’d be all in on her taking orders from Pope Frankie goes to Hollywood.

[KittyKares]

Biden speaks in tongues
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I would say Biden speaks with forked tongue.