Judge Orders Prayer in Courtroom

The ACLU has filed a complaint against an Alabama judge for dropping to his knees during a hearing and ordering everyone (about 100 people) to hold hands and pray. The case involved members of the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Monroeville. They were suing to get financial records from a former church secretary.

Covington County Circuit Judge Ashley McKathan of Andalusia first gained notoriety a few years ago when he donned robes embroidered with the Ten Commandments.