Religious Group 'People of Praise' Scrubs All References To Coney Barrett, SC Nominee, From Website
'Religious group scrubs all references to Amy Coney Barrett from its website.' People of Praise, a tiny charismatic Catholic organization, admits removing mentions and photos of Trump’s supreme court pick. The Guardian, Sept. 30, 2020. -Ed:
- Sept. 29, 2020. Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Supreme Court nominee meets with Republican Senator from Texas Ted Cruz at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
A tiny religious organization tied to Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s supreme court nominee, sought to erase all mentions and photos of her from its website before she meets with lawmakers and faces questions at her Senate confirmation hearings. Barrett, a federal appeals judge, has declined to publicly discuss her decades-long affiliation with People of Praise, a Christian group that opposes abortion and holds that men are divinely ordained as the “head” of the family and faith.
Former members have said the group’s leaders teach that wives must submit to the will of their husbands. A spokesman for the organization has declined to say whether the judge and her husband, Jesse Barrett, are members. But an analysis by the Associated Press shows that People of Praise erased numerous records from its website during the summer of 2017 that referred to Barrett and included photos of her and her family.
At the time, Barrett was on Trump’s shortlist for the high court seat that eventually went to Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Last week, when Barrett again emerged as a frontrunner for the court, more articles, blogposts and photos disappeared. After an AP reporter emailed the group’s spokesman on Wednesday about members of Jesse Barrett’s family, his mother’s name was deleted from the primary contact for the South Bend, Indiana, branch. All issues of the organization’s magazine, Vine and Branches, were also removed.
Sean Connolly, People of Praise’s spokesman, confirmed in an email that information was being wiped from the group’s website. “Recent changes to our website were made in consultation with members and nonmembers from around the country who raised concerns about their and their families’ privacy due to heightened media attention,” Connolly said. The deletions come when Barrett’s background is under intense scrutiny by US senators who will soon vote on whether to approve a lifetime appointment to the nation’s highest court, & also by women’s rights groups, religious organizations & voters who will try to determine how Barrett might rule on crucial issues that are likely to come before the supreme court.
The AP was able to track the deletions and access the missing information through the Internet Archive, a non-profit group that has saved digital versions..
More, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/30/people-of-praise-amy-coney-barrett-website
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Also: 'Showing 76% of Coney Barrett Rulings Put Corporate Interests Over People, Analysis Warns Confirmation Would 'Supercharge' GOP Agenda, Common Dreams, Sept. 29, 2020.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/09/29/showing-76-coney-barrett-rulings-put-corporate-interests-over-people-analysis-warns
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