‘Men are bosses, women are servants’ nominated by the United States Supreme Court are members of this religious group

The religious organization with Judge Amy Connie Barrett, 48, who was named by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, as successor to federal Judge Ruth Vader Ginsburg, who recently passed away, is drawing attention. A devout Catholic, Nominee Barrett is staunchly opposed to abortion and has a negative view of homosexuality. In the past, she expressed her belief that “Catholicism should influence the interpretation of jurisprudence by judges.” Obsource are made that Barrett’s personal and religious beliefs will have a strong influence on her role as Supreme Court.

According to foreign media such as the New York Times (NYT) and the Washington Post (WP) on the 28th (local time), the Barrett nominee is a member of the Christian group ‘People of Praise’. ‘Praising People’ is a small Christian group known to have around 1,700 members in North and Central America, and is an interdenominational Christian group advocating for the Renewal of the Spirit Movement founded in Indiana, USA in 1971. The NYT referred to the group as “a faith group that some people find difficult to understand” and the Daily Guardian in Britain referred to it as a “secret covenant community”.

Barrett’s nominee was known to belong to this group after media reports surfaced after the approval hearing of the Federal Superior Court judge’s seventh approval hearing in 2017. A photo of Barrett’s nominee was published in magazines related to the group, and news that he had participated in member meetings. Nominee Barrett and her husband, who have seven children, all belong to this “ Praiser, ” and their parents are known to be leaders in the group. The nominee Barrett also served as a board member for a Christian school that the organization runs.

However, there are voices of concern that the Supreme Court justice candidate is a member of ‘Praising the People’. This is due to the unique practice of this group, known to pursue a faith close to fundamentalism. First, this group makes a pact of mutual loyalty. And each member is assigned a group of advisers, the group of men is called “head” and the group of women is called “servant.” Barrett’s nominee is said to have been a member of this group of “maids” for a long time as well.

According to former and current group members, the men’s group is responsible for guiding the women’s group and making important decisions. This includes choosing a relationship or marriage, choosing a job or buying a home, and raising children. The group also teaches that the husband is the head of the wife and that the husband has the power to rule the family. All married women like Barrett consider their husbands to be their leaders and all members are known to donate 5% of their income to the organization.

A Praising the People official told CNN that this practice was in accordance with the teachings of the Bible. CNN reported that the group recently decided not to use the term “maid.” However, it is becoming more controversial as claims pointing to the connection between Margaret Atwood’s novel ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ published in 1986 and the group’s advisory group. In this novel that describes a dystopia, women are considered a tool for childbirth.

Progressive camps have pointed out that Barrett’s religious background is unsuitable for serving as a Supreme Court. You can make biased decisions for religious reasons. In particular, there are concerns that legal principles may be interpreted from a biased perspective on the rights of women and LGBTI persons. However, conservatives criticized that Barrett could not be seen as a woman with a normal marriage or working life, and that her concerns about how her religion influenced her legal obligations were nothing more than anti-Catholic biases. did.