Amy Coney Barrett should be judged on her ability, not her faith Kenan Malik
over 3 years in The guardian
There are bigger issues at stake for Trump’s preferred successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg than her Catholicism
“I am not the Catholic candidate for president. I am the Democratic party’s candidate for president who happens also to be a Catholic.” So said John F Kennedy on the presidential campaign trail in 1960. It was a time when being a Catholic could be hazardous in US public life.
As expected, Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Amy Coney Barrett as Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement on the supreme court. Barrett has little judicial experience but one invaluable trait: a traditional Catholic, she is opposed to abortion. Continue reading...
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