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.

The Ten Commandments are the divinely revealed law.

Without God there would be no freedom to believe what you want.

The time has come to recover the valiant courage of our forefathers, who understood that faith and freedom are inseparable, and that they are worth fighting for.

False religions like Islam who teach that you must worship this way, are completely opposite with what our First Amendment stands for.

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.

Acknowledgment of God is not now, or ever has been, a violation of the US constitution.