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October 7, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett Served as "Handmaid" in Secretive Religious Group
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More details have emerged about Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney
Barrett's involvement in the secretive, highly patriarchal religious
group People of Praise. Members of the group pledge a lifelong loyalty
oath assigning each member a personal adviser, known as "heads" for men
and, until recently, "handmaids" for women. Evidence has emerged that
both Barrett and her mother have served as handmaids within the group.
Meanwhile, The Guardian has revealed that Barrett once lived in the home
of the co-founder of People of Praise while she was in law school at
Notre Dame. Barrett's confirmation hearing is set to begin on October
12.


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