Judge Moore

FORMER ALABAMA CHIEF JUSTICE ROY MOORE EMBARKS ON BOOK TOUR: SO HELP ME GOD RELEASES MARCH 1

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Feb. 25, 2005 - Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Moore will embark on a promotional book tour on Monday, kicking off with exclusive interviews with Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes on the FOX News Channel and their respective radio shows.

So Help Me God, by Broadman & Holman Publishers, releases on March 1 and can be found wherever books are sold, as well as at http://www.morallaw.org.

So Help Me God: The Christian Ten Commandments, Judicial Tyranny, and the Battle for Religious Freedom
by Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Judge Moore with John Perry

Broadman & Holman Publishers
Release date: March 1, 2005
ISBN: 0-8054-3263-9, Hardcover, 304 pages, $24.99, 6"x9"
ECPA Category: Christian Living/Practical Life/Contemporary Issues
BISAC Category: Biography & Autobiography/Political

"This book is a must-read in order to understand how judicial supremacists have denied our inalienable right to acknowledge God."
-- Phyllis Schlafly, Founder, Eagle Forum

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Broadman & Holman Publishers is pleased to announce the release of former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore's So Help Me God: The Ten Commandments, Judicial Tyranny, and the Battle for Religious Freedom.

Moore's unwavering stand against the removal of the Ten Commandments monument from Alabama's state Judicial Building rotunda, which resulted in his removal from the highest judicial office in Alabama, received international attention. Moore, who has filed amicus briefs in the two upcoming Ten Commandments cases before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 2, 2005, has said that one must acknowledge God to understand both the Alabama and United States Constitutions, a topic he explores in his upcoming Broadman & Holman release.

Kenneth H. Stephens, president of Broadman & Holman, said, "The growing controversy over the issues of religious freedom and freedom of speech, and the specific incident of the ruling to remove the Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama state courthouse, is a topic of concern for all Americans. Chief Justice Moore is uniquely qualified to present the compelling Judeo-Christian views of our founding fathers on the subject, backed by his firsthand experience and vast knowledge of the legal foundations of our country."

Stephens continues, "It is an honor for me to be associated with the publication of So Help Me God, by Chief Justice Roy Moore. As a brilliant jurist, Moore takes on some of the most controversial issues of our day and forces the question, "can the state acknowledge God?" His solid arguments, based firmly on both American history and Constitutional law, will inform both those who agree and those who do not share his views. So Help Me God will clarify issues for both sides of the debate.

"As a graduate of West Point and a combat veteran, Chief Justice Moore has demonstrated his character as a true patriot and defender of liberty. By taking a stand, at considerable personal cost and sacrifice, on the issue of the state's acknowledgement of God, he has demonstrated his faith as a devout Christian as well as faithfulness as a public servant to the intent and guarantees of our Constitution," Stephens said.

On his decision to publish So Help Me God, Judge Moore said, "It is time that the American people awake to the true meaning of separation of church and state and our unique relationship to God as a Nation. No longer can we afford to sit quietly by while the A.C.L.U. and others take away our right to publicly acknowledge God secured by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution."

"As the Chief Justice has traveled around the country speaking on this issue," said Wes Yoder, president of Ambassador Speakers Bureau, literary representation for Moore, "I have been amazed at how many people do not know the real story of his case. The book and the Chief Justice's public forums will help Americans understand the changes needed in our country. So Help Me God will be an important contribution to the public discourse."

Broadman & Holman plans a national publicity campaign in conjunction with the March book release. The publisher has successfully published New York Times bestsellers Payne Stewart: The Authorized Biography, Against All Odds: My Story by Chuck Norris, along with the novels Mission Compromised and The Jericho Sanction by Oliver North.

To request an interview with Chief Justice Moore, please contact Jessica (Atteberry) Quinn Public Relations at 404-691-2505 or jessica@jessicapr.com.

Captain Roy Moore served in the U.S. Army as a company commander with the Military Police Corp in Vietnam. He became a judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama in 1992, and served until his election as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2000. The former chief justice lectures throughout the country, teaching about America's history and our right to acknowledge God, and is chairman of the Foundation for Moral Law, Inc., in Montgomery, Ala. In 2004, Moore co-authored the Constitution Restoration Act, allowing public officials their First Amendment right to acknowledge God, and spoke before U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives committees. The legislation will soon be reintroduced to the 109th Congress.

Chief Justice Moore has been given numerous awards, including the George Washington Honor Medal, the Andrew Jackson Champion of Liberty Award, and the Bill of Rights Award. He has also received resolutions of support from both houses of the Alabama Legislature and from the U.S. Congress and special recognition from Michigan, Kentucky, Delaware, and several other states. Judge Moore is the author of several publications, including "Religion and the Public Square," "Putting God Back in the Public Square," and Our Legal Heritage.