Essay: Barrett hearings will play into Trump’s hopes to claim Catholic high ground
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOHN GEHRING, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life Action, says the hearings over the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court “are only one skirmish in a broader fight for the Catholic political soul”…
Essay: What is charismatic Catholicism?
As questions continue to swirl around the faith of US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, US-based professor of religious studies MATHEW SCHMALZ takes a look at – in an article first published on The Conversation – what charismatic Catholics believe…
Essay: Amy Coney Barrett’s religion is important but irrelevant
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE argues that while US Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholic faith may influence her views of the law, what matters is the decisions she makes not the motivations behind them…
Trump, Biden battle over quick confirmation of US Supreme Court pick
Washington DC, USAP US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Sunday that confirmation of his Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett may not go “smoothly”, while his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, implored the Senate to hold off on voting on her nomination until after the 3rd November election to “let the people decide.” Trump’s announcementof Barrett for the […]
Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
Washington DC, AP AP US President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his re-election effort. Republican senators are already lining up for a swift […]
Amy Coney Barrett, controversial Catholic, re-emerges as potential US Supreme Court pick
Washington DC, USRNS Federal appellate Judge Amy Coney Barrett is emerging as a likely nominee to fill the US Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, reawakening a debate over Barrett’s views on law and religion. Barrett, a Catholic who once clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, was discussed as […]
ESSAY: CATHOLIC-HEAVY SUPREME COURT MOVES RIGHT AS THE CHURCH MOVES LEFT
US religion commentator JACOB LUPFER, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on the latest nomination to the US Supreme Court…
US SUPREME COURT: TRUMP’S POSSIBLE NOMINEES – THE FAITH FACTOR
The three possible US Supreme Court nominees widely considered to be front-runners for Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat are Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge. EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, takes a look at what they have said and done with regard to religion…