One of the cohosts, Joy Behar, is one of the most outrageous purveyors of shocking sound bites. However, according to the Blaze, even Behar had decided that she had gone too far. As a result, she offered a tepid on-air apology to a Supreme Court associate justice whom she had accused of belonging to a “hate group.”.
December 03, 2022
“On Monday, the liberal commentator claimed that (Amy) Coney Barrett’s membership in religious group People of Praise is evidence that she belongs to a ‘hate group."
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“’ Now, here’s my question. She is, you know, a religious person. She belongs to the People of Praise group, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled them a hate group, and their founder has questioned the so-called separation of church and state,’ Behar declared.
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December 03, 2022
“’ They believe that sex should occur only within marriage and, of course, between a man and a woman. They’ve got very specific things that they believe,’ she added.”
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The problem is that the Southern Poverty Law Center did not classify People of Praise as a “hate group.” So, the next day, Behar had to offer an apology.
“’ I have to clarify something I said yesterday,’ Behar said. ‘I want to correct something I said on air when I stated that People of Praise had been deemed a hate group.’
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“’ I just got them mixed up with another group. It was inaccurate. So I don’t think that’s right that I should — I have to say, you know, sorry about that,’ she added. ‘Anyway, I conflated them.’”
The Daily Caller noted that Behar was one of many people who needed clarification about People of Praise.
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“People of Praise describes itself as a multi-denominational ‘charismatic Christian community’ which honors the early Christians ‘who were led by the Holy Spirit to form a community.’ Barrett served as a ‘handmaid,’ meaning a leadership role, in the group’s Ranaghan household while she attended law school at Notre Dame. Her role led major media outlets to falsely compare her association with the group to Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’”
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While Justice Amy Coney Barrett has asserted that her religious faith would not interfere with her ability to judge cases according to the law, some liberal activists have demanded that she recuse herself from cases that concern conflicts between the LGBTQ community and religious liberty.
The latest case concerns a web designer named Lori Smith, who has refused to build websites for same-sex weddings because she believes marriage can only be between a man and a woman.