commandments

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"Let me say this plainly: this is not a golden calf," he said later that night on X, referring to the Old Testament idol that famously made Moses irate after he received the Commandments.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

In 1980, justices struck down a law virtually identical to Texas’, forbidding states from placing the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Liz Weston, author of “10 Commandments of Money,” also says credit freeze can be a good idea.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

Christians see the Ten Commandments as key rules from God on how to live.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024

“And here are a few things the Good Book has to say on the subject. In Exodus Twenty, Verse Thirteen, we have one of the Ten Commandments: ‘Thou shalt not kill.’

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote