“Every constitution of the fifty states which make up our union contains a reference to God. Oaths sworn in court use the phrase ‘…so help me God.’ The Supreme Court convenes with a prayer, ‘God save this honorable court.’ We are, and have continued to be, a religious people since our founding.

Now, a tiny minority is using the federal court system to attempt to dismantle our entire public affirmation of faith in God. After the shocking events of September 11th, I was asked on television interviews, ‘Where was God in all of this?’ The court should realize that if something much more terrible than September 11th befalls our beloved nation, the answer to the question ‘Where was God in all of this (?) may well be ‘He was excluded by the 9th Circuit.'”