Only in Alabama, indeed. Howard Bashman links to this story on a judge from Andalusia, Alabama who (upset that the Ten Commandments were removed from the Alabama Supreme Court lobby - remember Roy's Rock) has taken to wearing a robe with the Ten Commandments embroidered on it. Here are a few select quotes from the article:
[Judge] McKathan said he is aware there could be court battles over his robe because "there is a potential constitutional issue." He said he does not want a legal fight, but is prepared should one come.
"I approved of the placement of the monument in the judiciary building," McKathan said. "It took a lot of courage for Judge Moore to go through all he did. I just hope I will be able to give an articulate defense. I don't want a court battle -- but you know, all that's in the Lord's hands."
I'm not so sure that courage is the right word to use for Moore. I prefer "vanity." As for McKathan, wearing the Ten Commandments on your robes can do nothing to help in the larger fight to keep the Left from completely separating church and state. McKathan's actions, like Moore's before him, serve only himself.
So as a Christian I'd like to thank McKathan for setting our cause back another year or so. As a resident of Alabama I'd like to thank him for once again reminding the country that Alabama breeds some of the weirdest judges in the country.
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