[jimt]

The First Amendment clearly and simply forbids the federal government from making any laws in this area.

And the Fourteenth extended that to the states.

So when a rogue judge tries to advance his religion using his state office, he gets slapped down.

As he should have been.

[EternalVigilance]

Judges use their office to advance their religion every day.

The myth that they don't is humorous when viewed objectively.

[usadave]

So when a rogue judge tries to advance his religion using his state office, he gets slapped down.

"Advancing a religion" and "making a law" are not synonymous. The First Amendment doesn't prohibit "advancing a religion", as long as no law was made in doing so.