well, having read the article, I would say that I agree with her , but that article quoting her, only suggested it as a possibility , in light of what the bible contains, and seemed far from definite in ascribing the drought as divine retribution. it is of course a tangent thrown in by greg, but I suppose not entirely of no relevance, since abortion on demand [ and other things once thought unacceptable ]are a natural consequence of a rejection of religious/Christian faith, and the embracing of evolutionary belief that views people as merely rearranged pond scum.
but to go back.....why should a judge [ possibly a creationist ] be blasted for expressing/hinting at, his belief.    in fact , if he is consistent with his Christian profession, he will be a more faithful judge. I suppose that if he had said what you atheists believe, that would make him a worthy judge !. but why,- he might get an evolutionary advantage by being dishonest, and course, as long as he could get away with it, he would have no god to answer to ?!
steve, is right though, that democracy means you can get a groundswell of opinion to change things if possible....but of course that goes both ways.