MONROEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - The ACLU has criticized a south Alabama
judge presiding in a church-related lawsuit for ordering his
courtroom into a "circle of prayer."
About 100 people were in the courtroom on February 22nd when
Covington County Circuit Judge M. Ashley McKathan held the unusual
session, at one point, getting on his knees to pray.
McKathan declined to comment when contacted today by The
Associated Press.
The American Civil Liberties Union in Montgomery said it is
reviewing a complaint from someone present during the prayer.
Attorneys for both parties in the lawsuit said they do not know
who complained to the ACLU.
McKathan was criticized in 2004 for repeatedly wearing in his
court a robe with the Ten Commandments stitched on them.
University of Alabama associate professor Paul Horwitz, a
specialist in law and religion, said McKathan may have had good
intentions, but his actions in calling the parties to prayer were
"clearly improper."
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Information From: Press-Register
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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