Separation of Church and State does not apply to the judge's personal beliefs and may not exist at all through this mechanism if there are enough judges of the same religion. This judge stated his views; but what if he had not? There is no way of knowing if a judge lets his personal views influence the way he allows/disallows evidence that may be relevant to a case.
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the mere fact that the judge is talking to the jury about what he thinks the verdict should be is the problem