Mobile Register: Judge wears Ten Commandments on his robe
Our Conscience
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
By CONNIE BAGGETT
Staff Reporter
A rural Alabama judge began wearing a robe embroidered with the Ten Commandments to his Andalusia courtroom this week, echoing the statement made by the state Supreme Court chief justice ousted over a Ten Commandments display.
Covington County Presiding Circuit Court Judge Ashley McKathan said he ordered the robe and had it embroidered using his own money. He said he did it because he felt strongly that he should stand up for his personal religious convictions.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
By CONNIE BAGGETT
Staff Reporter
A rural Alabama judge began wearing a robe embroidered with the Ten Commandments to his Andalusia courtroom this week, echoing the statement made by the state Supreme Court chief justice ousted over a Ten Commandments display.
Covington County Presiding Circuit Court Judge Ashley McKathan said he ordered the robe and had it embroidered using his own money. He said he did it because he felt strongly that he should stand up for his personal religious convictions.
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posted by Seth at 10:59 AM
1 Comments:
What is their fundamental connection between the 10 Commandments and the First Amendment? They keep talking about it but never define it. How could "Thou shall have no false gods before me" possibly be related to the First Amendment other than to remind us of the importance of the separation of church and state defined in the First Amendment.
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