Article: Mike Pence, The 10 Commandments, and the Republican Party - Mike Pence tells us that he wants to return the U.S. to God and the Constitution. Well, Mike, God is word that does not appear in the Constitution, and the word religion appears only in provisions prohibiting its use in affairs of state. Nevertheless, this column takes a look at what that would look like, using The Ten Commandments to represent religion. In those terms, religion doesn t come across too well.