Amy Coney Barrett and the Christian Legal Community

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🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries. This week, the Senate is holding confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. After Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg died last month, with less than two months before Election Day, Trump nominated Coney Barrett to replace her on the bench.The proceedings have been contentious. After Antonin Scalia died in 2015, Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell refused to hold a vote or hold confirmation hearings after President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the seat more than a year before the election. Their decision to move forward with this nomination has provoked charges of hypocrisy. In addition, Coney Barrett’s relationship with her Catholic-Charismatic community, People of Praise, has drawn scrutiny as critics have asked what type of authority this group might have over her judicial decisions. Given Coney Barrett’s rise, this week on Quick to Listen, we wanted to talk about the state of Christian legal world with Kim Colby, who has worked for Christian Legal Society’s Center for Law and Religious Freedom since graduating from Harvard Law School in 1981. Colby has represented religious groups in several appellate cases, including two cases heard by the United States Supreme Court. She has filed numerous amicus briefs in federal and state courts. She was also involved in the congressional passage of the Equal Access Act in 1984. Colby joined global media manager Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen to discuss what she makes of Coney Barrett’s participation in her intentional Christian community, what it’s like being a woman in the Christian legal community, and what unites and divides Catholics and Protestants together in this world. What is Quick to Listen? Read more Rate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen Learn more about the Christian Legal Society Music by Sweeps Quick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder The transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you in part by The Apologetics Guy Show, the podcast that helps you find clear answers to tough questions about Christianity.
0:11.1	Learn to explain your faith with courage and compassion.
0:14.5	Join Moody Bible Institute professor Dr. Mikhail del Rosario at Apologeticsky.com.
0:22.3	So as we record this episode of Quick to Listen, we're in the midst of four days of
0:27.0	compromising hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme
0:32.4	Court.
0:33.7	After Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last month, with less than two months before election day,
0:39.5	Trump nominated Connie Barrett to replace her on the bench.
0:42.6	Today it is my honor to nominate one of our nation's most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the Supreme Court.
0:51.8	She is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials,
0:58.9	and unyielding loyalty to the Constitution, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
1:06.3	Proceedings have been contentious. After Justice Anson Scalia died in 2015, Republican Senate Majority Leader
1:13.2	Mitch McConnell refused to hold a vote or hold confirmation hearings after President Obama
1:17.1	nominated Merrick Garland to the seat more than a year before the election.
1:21.0	The American people may well elect a president who decides to nominate Judge Garland
1:25.7	for Senate consideration. The next president may also nominate
1:30.5	somebody very different. Either way, our view is this. Give the people a voice in filling this
1:40.9	vacancy. Their decision to move forward this time with this domination has provoked some charges of hypocrisy.
1:47.2	The Senate majority is russing this process and jamming President Trump's nominee through the Senate
1:53.8	while people are actually voting just 22 days before the end of the election. More than 9 million Americans have already voted, and millions more will vote while this
2:06.8	illegitimate committee process is underway.
2:09.3	In addition, Connie Barrett's relationship with her Catholic charismatic community,
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