CAN THE STATE ACKNOWLEDGE GOD?

Certainly, argues Steven Yates:

The "wall of separation between church and state" was thus never intended as a complete separation between government and Christianity, much less the complete removal of Christianity from public life. Its intent was to forbid government from creating a state-sponsored church along the lines of the Church of England. The idea of separating church and civil government, Justice Moore points out, was not invented by Thomas Jefferson in his famous letter. It is implicit in Scripture itself, in passages such as Jesus Christ’s admonition to "render … unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s" (Matt. 22:21, KJ)

And yes, Dr. Yates also sniffs the odor of tyranny wafting from the judiciary.