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October 2, 2020

Secretive Religious Group Deletes All References of Amy Coney Barrett from Website
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A secretive religious group has scrubbed its website of all references
to President Trump's nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Amy Coney Barrett is a longtime member of
the Catholic group People of Praise, whose members pledge a lifelong
loyalty oath assigning each member a personal adviser, known as "heads"
for men and, until recently, "handmaids" for women. People of Praise has
a strictly patriarchal structure in which men are the heads of household
with power over their wives and families.

Senate Republicans have promised a swift confirmation process for Amy
Coney Barrett. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh Mc
Enany was pressed by reporters after she falsely claimed Barrett was a
recipient of a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship from Oxford University.

Justin Sink: "You said Judge Barrett was a Rhodes scholar. I'm not sure
that that's true."

Press Secretary Kayleigh Mc Enany: "Um, I - that's what I have written
here, but" -

Justin Sink: "She attended Rhodes College. She attended Rhodes College."

Press Secretary Kayleigh Mc Enany: "Attended Rhodes College. So, my
bad."



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