Indeed, the acknowledgement of God is not synonymous with religion.

It can have a secular purpose and have a relationship to God because God was presumed to be both over the state and the church, and separation of church and state was never meant to separate God from government.

I feel that I'm sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Alabama, and those constitutions are founded upon a fundamental belief in God ... my display of the Ten Commandments and prayer before sessions are simply acknowledgments of God.

If they want to get [my statue of] the Commandments, they're going to have to get me first.

The free exercise clause of the constitution does not apply to any religion but Christianity. [because none of the other religions are legitimate religions.].

All the Ten Commandments and prayer is an acknowledgement of the Almighty God. We will not back down from that.

Separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government.