Roy Moore Quotes

But separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government.

I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.

God doesn't belong in politics.

The Church's role should be separated from the state's role.

I think the founding fathers believed religion shouldn't interact directly with government.

In vain shall Great Britain confer upon her colonies the free government and liberal principles of legislation, for which she is distinguished, if she do not carry with her the revelations of God.

I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. The idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country.

A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and degrade religion.

It is human beings who are the basis for politics. A Christian person has great liberty to separate his religious faith from his political activity. The mistake committed by the Church in the Middle Ages was rectified - obviously after a struggle and violent revolutions - and political rule was entirely separated from politics. In our case (of Arab countries), ever since the struggle over who would inherit Prophet Muhammad's place, political rule was essentially based on religion.

When religion controls government, political liberty dies; and when government controls religion, religious liberty perishes.

Religious matters are to be separated from the jurisdiction of the state not because they are beneath the interests of the state, but, quite to the contrary, because they are too high and holy and thus are beyond the competence of the state.

We want the church and state to be separated. Only then will religion be able to fulfill its purpose — to comfort the misery, to console the grieved.

I don't think any government can be just if it does not somehow have a contact with the Omnipotent God.

The President is the Theologian in Chief.

The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any part of the universe.

The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation of church and state so that the laws we live by our never guided by religious zeal.

I disagree strongly with the concept of separation of church and state. It was not written into the Constitution.

The First Amendment to the Constitution reflects that concept recognized in the Ten Commandments, that the duties we owe to God and the manner of discharging those duties are outside the purview of government.

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.

I've long been really intrigued with what is the... proper role of faith and religion in public life.

Those who deny the existence of a supreme being have been turned into second-class citizens by a government that continuously sends messages that 'real Americans' believe in God.

The state can be a force for good. The Rule of law is absolutely essential to a good life. God has instituted government and leaders throughout history and throughout the Biblical narrative. However, the state is growing precisely as the church is fading as a force for good, and this does not seem to be a good trend.

Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free: it is not possible to interfere spiritually in the life of a person.

If God is sovereign, then it is impossible for civil government to be neutral on issues of law. All law is based in some religious code.

I believed what my father taught me about the separation of church and state, so when I was President I never invited Billy Graham to have services in the White House because I didn't think that was appropriate. He was injured a little bit, until I explained it to him.