Orrin Hatch actually said...

"I am very proud of you and the service that you are giving to our country."

"We are entitled to protection, too, under that law."

"any sincerely held religious belief cannot be abridged by the Government without a compelling reason"

"It does perhaps its most important work in protecting unpopular religious beliefs, vindicating the Nation's longstanding aspiration to serve as a refuge of religious tolerance."