A higher power does not necessarily mean religion or God. I purposely said "higher power" instead of God/religion so it wouldn't offend anyone and so we all don't get into another religious discussion. A person's higher power could mean practically anything or anyone. Anyone who's ever been to AA or NA (alcohol/narcotics anonymous) would know what a "higher power" could mean. It could be a person, place, thing, object, etc.
But I'm glad someone took it as religious talk because it led to the thread being locked and ended the pointless discussion.