by alan Caruba
July 22, 2004
Reno, NV -- Judge Roy Moore who defied a federal court ruling and lost his elected position as Chief Justice of alabama's Supreme Court, addressed the opening session of the 5th annual Freedom21 Conference being held in Reno, Nevada. The judge remained defiant, saying, "The acknowledgement of God affects everyone" in areas that include "the right to life, property rights, and freedom itself."
The battle that brought the judge to national prominance involved a monument depicting the Ten Commandments that was ordered removed from the court house in alabama.
The conference has attracted several hundred conservatively oriented individuals and addresses topics that include national sovereignty, the United Nations, property rights, environmentalism, and Second amendment rights, among others.
Judge Moore noted that the President of the United States puts his hand on the Bible when he is sworn into office, that people do so when offering testimony in court, and that the US Congress opens each session with a prayer.
He called those who cite separation of church and state as a way to remove faith in a universal god from public life "hypocrites." Judge Moore is appealing his case to the Supreme Court.
Judge Moore noted that Thomas Jefferson did not call for separation of church and state, but asserted that the legislative powers of government "reach actions only, not opinions", thus protecting the right of individuals to their religious beliefs and prohibiting government from passing laws restricting the expression of faith.
"What happens when government comes in and says you cannot acknowledge God?" asked Judge Moore, adding "There is no morality without God."
He criticized judges that "rule by feelings, not by law."
The judge is affiliated with the Foundation for Moral Law, Inc., headquartered in Montgomery, alabama (www.morallaw.org)
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