Oklahoma religious leaders expressed a wide range of emotions — from disdain and disappointment to elation and relief — about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to review Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban.

Some vowed that the court’s decision — which effectively rendered same-sex marriage legal across the state — will not trump the laws of God in their eyes or the eyes of their denominations.

“It is truly a shame that the courts of the land have gone against God’s Word, thousands of years of tradition pertaining to the meaning of marriage, as well as the will of the people in this state and others. But we are confident, in the end, God’s law remains, and we will move forward in humility and prayer toward building a positive culture of marriage,” the Rev. Anthony Jordan, executive director-treasurer of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, said Monday in a prepared statement. Southern Baptists represent the predominant denomination in Oklahoma.

Other religious leaders, particularly those affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and mainline Protestant denominations like the United Methodist Church, expressed similar views. Leaders who shared their views Monday said no matter what the courts may say, their denominations have a right to follow their own church laws defined by Scripture in this matter.