Wednesday, October 11, 2017

It’s Preposterous That We Can’t Question Nominees on Religion | Religion Dispatches

For the second time since her contentious hearing for an appellate court slot, the religious practice of Amy Coney Barrett has come into question, unleashing a firestorm about what what many call an unconscionable questioning of her faith and religious practice.

The first furor came during her initial September hearing, when Sen. Diane Feinstein, referring to an article Barrett wrote about potentially having to recuse herself from death penalty cases because of her Catholic faith, questioned whether said Catholicism would prevent her from the fair adjudication of cases:...
http://religiondispatches.org/its-preposterous-that-we-cant-question-nominees-on-religion/


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