Judge Ashley McKathan has begun showing up to his job wearing a judicial robe with the Ten Commandments embroidered on the front in gold.
The original article does not state which Ten Commandments Judge McKathan is sporting. But let's examine what the Bible-mandated punishments for violating 'The' Ten Commandments are...
1. Exodus 22:20: He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
2. Leviticus 24:16: And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death.
3. Exodus 31:15: Whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
4. Exodus 21:15: He that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
5. Exodus 21:17: He that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
6. Exodus 22:19: Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
7. Leviticus 20:13: If a man lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death.
8. Leviticus 20:10: And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death.
9. Mark 16:16: He that believeth not, shall be damned.
10. Malachi 2:1-4: And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If you will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart to give glory to my name [...] behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces.
... goodness me! It sure would be nice to know which Ten Commandments we should follow, since the penalties can be so rough. Being damned isn't a big deal: there is no hell, heaven, god or soul to suffer damnation. Having poop put on your face is nasty and can lead to infection, but worse things have happened. Worse things like entering a court room run by a religious freak who thinks an invisible monster that lives in the sky gives him special permission to kill people.
But enough of all that. Everyone knows that religion is good for you.
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