Ten Commandments
Example Sentences
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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
The measure enshrines the text of the Ten Commandments found in the Protestant King James Version of the Bible.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
As she sat in her bedroom reading the Ten Commandments and reflecting on the Christian book “The Way of the Master,” she said Christianity suddenly “clicked” for her.
From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2023
The Mekhilta teaches that all Ten Commandments were pronounced in a single utterance.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023
It wasn’t enough to accept that Jesus had died for my sins, and to try and not break any of the Ten Commandments, to be kind to people.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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