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The discrepancy between the fawning over Joe Biden’s Catholicism in the press and the alarm over Barrett’s is centered around one thing.
It is a sign of desperation anytime The Handmaid’s Tale is trotted out as invective. Predictably, this has been the lazy response to the possibility of Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court Justice—and likely will continue to be now that President Trump is expected to nominate Barrett this weekend.
A thought experiment. A conservative filmmaker makes a television show about a dystopian world in which women dress in sexy Black Panthers-chic uniforms (a la Beyonce, Superbowl 2016), greet one another with, “May the choice be with you,” give nightly homage to “Blessed Ruth,” and chant, “May she rest in power.” They have sex rituals with each other’s partners to insure they maintain their liberation, and then “shout their abortions” after their routine candlelit abortion ceremonies.
Now that we have this show we can just reference it to smear every woman from the left regardless of her intelligence, professional bona fides, and personal reputation. How magical!
The discrepancy between the fawning over Joe Biden’s Catholicism in the press and the alarm over Amy Coney Barrett’s is centered around one thing: abortion. Were she pro-choice none of this alarm would be raised. Her prayer group, People of Praise, does not dictate career and relationship choices, but rather offers individual spiritual direction which, for any Catholic serious about his faith, is a normal type of mentorship and accountability relationship within a context of full freedom. They also are radically dedicated to helping the poor, to service in general, and to praying for and with one another. How scary!
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The desperate and dystopian attacks on Amy Coney Barrett
It is a sign of desperation anytime The Handmaid’s Tale is trotted out as invective. Predictably, this has been the lazy response to the possibility of Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court Justice—and likely will continue to be now that President Trump is expected to nominate Barrett this weekend.
A thought experiment. A conservative filmmaker makes a television show about a dystopian world in which women dress in sexy Black Panthers-chic uniforms (a la Beyonce, Superbowl 2016), greet one another with, “May the choice be with you,” give nightly homage to “Blessed Ruth,” and chant, “May she rest in power.” They have sex rituals with each other’s partners to insure they maintain their liberation, and then “shout their abortions” after their routine candlelit abortion ceremonies.
Now that we have this show we can just reference it to smear every woman from the left regardless of her intelligence, professional bona fides, and personal reputation. How magical!
The discrepancy between the fawning over Joe Biden’s Catholicism in the press and the alarm over Amy Coney Barrett’s is centered around one thing: abortion. Were she pro-choice none of this alarm would be raised. Her prayer group, People of Praise, does not dictate career and relationship choices, but rather offers individual spiritual direction which, for any Catholic serious about his faith, is a normal type of mentorship and accountability relationship within a context of full freedom. They also are radically dedicated to helping the poor, to service in general, and to praying for and with one another. How scary!
Continued below.
The desperate and dystopian attacks on Amy Coney Barrett
