Republican Bill Pryor, the Homosexual Community, People United for Separation of Church and State All Applaud the Ouster of Christian Chief Justice Roy Moore Because, from Their Perspective, the World is Better With this Radical Christian Justice Off the Bench

1. Speaking to the national media, Attorney General Bill Pryor rejoiced in the removal of Chief Justice Moore, a man he described as “unrepentant” before the imperial judiciary.

2. The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State (one of three groups that brought the lawsuit against Moore’s Ten Commandments display), applauded Moore’s removal. “America is a safer place with Roy Moore off the bench,” Lynn said. “After all, this is a man who said in a court decision that the state has the power to execute gay people. His repeated attempts to mix his personal religion with government power was dangerous, and I’m glad he’s no longer a judge.”

3. The Homosexual Community: Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, called Moore “a nightmare for lesbian and gay people in Alabama.... Justice Moore has invoked his own personal religious beliefs as a justification for taking children away from lesbian and gay parents,” Minter told the Gay.com/PlanetOut.com Network. “It is frightening to have such an overtly homophobic person on the bench, and his removal is a welcome development.” (Posted November 13, 2003.)