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From the Associated Press, via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a heartwarming story of yet another Alabama judge determined to insert the Ten Commandments into Alabama courthouses.

A judge refused to delay a trial Tuesday when an attorney objected to his wearing a judicial robe with the Ten Commandments embroidered on the front in gold.

Circuit Judge Ashley McKathan showed up Monday at his Covington County courtroom in southern Alabama wearing the robe. Attorneys who try cases at the courthouse said they had not seen him wearing it before. The commandments were described as being big enough to read by anyone near the judge.
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McKathan told The Associated Press that he believes the Ten Commandments represent the truth "and you can't divorce the law from the truth. ... The Ten Commandments can help a judge know the difference between right and wrong."

As the saying goes, I am not a lawyer, but it seems to me that a judge who needs to be able to refer to the Ten Commandments at any given moment in order to "know the difference between right and wrong" is a judge whose moral (let alone professional) compass is seriously in need of recalibration.

I mean, cripes -- I want my mechanic to know the difference between a Jeep and a Chevy, but the moment he starts lugging the manuals around to help him know the difference is the moment I start looking for a different guy to rotate my tires.

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