Ten Commandments
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As far as codified behaviors go, it’s hard to be more densely rich with implications for the human condition than the Ten Commandments or the Bill of Rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In a similar case in 1980, the Supreme Court ruled that the display of the Ten Commandments in schools in Kentucky was unconstitutional.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 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
A church warden said it was "ironic" that thieves stole a painting of the Ten Commandments, including text reading "thou shalt not steal", from a church.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
I have memorized the names of all the books of the Bible, in order, and the Ten Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer, and most of the Beatitudes.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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