Roy Moore
Roy Moore
Roy Stewart Mooreis an American judge, Republican politician, and the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 2001 to his 2003 suspension, and again from 2013 until May 2016 when he was again suspended...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth11 February 1947
CountryUnited States of America
Roy Moore quotes about
race law scary
If you're here tonight to support me, you shouldn't be here. This is not about me. This is about something far more important. It transcends race, it transcends politics, it transcends gender. This is about the laws of God.
prayer scary united-states
I feel that I'm sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Alabama, and those constitutions are founded upon a fundamental belief in God ... my display of the Ten Commandments and prayer before sessions are simply acknowledgments of God.
prayer scary would-be
I consider it my duty to acknowledge God. To take down the Ten Commandments and to stop holding prayer would be a violation of that duty. I will not take down the Ten Commandments and I will not stop holding prayer.
scary constitution violation
Acknowledgment of God is not now, or ever has been, a violation of the US constitution.
prayer scary almighty
All the Ten Commandments and prayer is an acknowledgement of the Almighty God. We will not back down from that.
scary alabama firsts
I must acknowledge God. It says so in the Constitution of Alabama. It says so in the First Amendment of the Constitution.
country deny acknowledgement
Anytime you deny the acknowledgement of God you are undermining the entire basis for which our country exists.
running office made
But I have made no plans to run for any office right now.
justice boards three
I was asked three times directly in the hearing before the board of the judiciary whether or not I would continue to acknowledge God if I were to resume my position as chief justice. And I said I would.
government church purpose
It can have a secular purpose and have a relationship to God because God was presumed to be both over the state and the church, and separation of church and state was never meant to separate God from government.
acknowledgement
Indeed, the acknowledgement of God is not synonymous with religion.
days four help people survive
We're all anxious. We want to get out there and help them. People can survive for up to four days without water.
god
To do my duty, I must obey God.
adopt agenda civil constitution courts defend federal god knowledge liberties lives morality preserve remove rights
We must defend our rights and preserve our constitution, ... For the federal courts to adopt the agenda of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and to remove the knowledge of God and morality from our lives is wrong.