Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has voiced his support for a new Louisiana law that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all Louisiana public school classrooms.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed the bill into law on Wednesday.

“The governor's initiative is great,” Moore said in an interview with AL.com, adding that the new rules are almost certain to survive legal challenges.

“I think it will be looked at differently here at the (U.S. Supreme) Court. I'm confident it will pass and I wholeheartedly support the governor and will help him in any way I can.”

The former U.S. Senate candidate stressed the need to prioritize faith over the desire for power, especially in today's society.

“It's historic, it's what our country was founded on, and we desperately need to get that morality back. Right now, there's a lot of talk in politics that our country is too divided, but until we get back to our standards of right and wrong, power will be everything in this country. It shouldn't be like that. Power cannot solve our problems; God will.”

He also believes the U.S. Supreme Court erred on this issue, specifically in a 1980 case more than 40 years ago.

“The courts are conflating it with religion,” Moore said. “God is not religion. The difference between religion and morality is the obligation we have to God.”

“When you apply this to the First Amendment, it's not about failing to recognize God, it's about how you worship God.”

In 2001, Justice Moore had a 5,280-pound monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments installed in the Alabama Supreme Court building, a move that drew lawsuits and a federal court order seeking its removal. Justice Moore refused, and was removed from the bench in 2003.

Similar bills requiring the code of conduct to be posted in classrooms have been proposed in Texas, Oklahoma and Utah, and civil rights groups are filing legal challenges to the legislation.

Austin Shipley is a staff writer for Yellow Hammer News. You can follow him on X. @ShipleyAusten