Thread by @CultExpert

There's been a great deal of talk about expanding the Supreme Court and entirely NOT enough talk about impeaching Amy Coney Barrett.

First, this is not a "Republicans bad, Democrats good!" appeal. I often disagree with Clarence Thomas but I would NOT call for his impeachment.

This is about Amy Coney Barrett's DEEPLY troubling affiliation with the destructive group "People of Praise."

The People of Praise (POP) are not a conventional religion. The POP displays many cult-like attributes.

Here's a brief summary of the People of Praise:

The People of Praise reportedly require a lifetime covenant commitment, require wives & children to be submissive to husbands, promote fear of losing God’s grace, allow & even encourage corporal punishment of children & wives, engage in forced exorcisms, & shun former members.

Like other destructive cults, the People of Praise have an authoritarian, pyramid-like structure. All persons in the POP have a “head” who makes decisions for them. In POP marriages, a husband is the wife’s “head” and a senior member of the cult is the husband’s “head.”

This leads to many troubling scenarios. If a husband wants sex, the wife does not have the right to refuse. This results in many cases of rape (a crime in the United States!). But there's more.

"Heads" meet regularly (usually weekly) with the people "under" them.

At these meetings, internal thoughts and feelings must be disclosed (Scientology does a version of this too). Personal decisions-such as what job to take, who to marry, what car to buy, how to discipline kids-must be shared with "heads."

In the end, the "head" has the final say.

Information obtained by one “head” is often passed up to the next (several) level(s). Additionally, “heads” even higher up may pass down their “advice” to a person several levels below them.

There is no assurance of confidentiality at any level.

I want to be clear. Anyone is free to practice whatever religion they choose. This is a foundational RIGHT enshrined in the 1st Amendment of our Constitution!

But the POP is not a conventional religion. In my opinion, the activities of this group VIOLATE members’ human rights.

Amy Coney Barrett is a SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, and her membership in this provably authoritarian group UNDERMINES the independence of the court. It is not wholly unreasonable to expect "heads" of her group to pass down dictates about court decisions.

She needs to be impeached.

For more on the People of Praise, I've written a few useful blogs that go into great detail:

1. Blog about POP, BITE Model analysis and interview with former POP members
freedomofmind.com/people-of-prai…

2. Blog about undue influence of POP & Judge Barrett freedomofmind.com/people-of-prai…