After hearing oral arguments over whether the Ten Commandments should be allowed in a Texas park and a Kentucky courtroom, the Supreme Court will decide this year if governments can display religious monuments. But the debate has not been limited to where the line should separate church and state. Should Christians support Ten Commandments displays if they are only allowed for historical reasons? Should such monuments matter at all to Christians who believe the relationship to God is personal matter? Or is it vitally important for the survival of a just society to official recognize that all rights come from God?
Editorial and Commentary
Broken Tablets
The Court splits the baby and denies the rule of law. Feel united yet? A Christianity Today Editorial | posted 08/01/2005
God Reigns—Even in Alabama
Let's not make the Commandments into a graven image. A Christianity Today Editorial | posted 10/2003
Hang Ten?
Thou shalt avoid Ten Commandments tokenism. A Christianity Today editorial | 03/06/2000
Decalogue Debacle
What we can learn from a monument now locked in an Alabama closet. by Ted Haggard | posted 04/12/2004
Why Rules Rule
Debates on the Ten Commandments expose our culture's ultimate rift. by Stephen L. Carter | posted 9/6/2001
Supreme Court Muddles Ten Commandments Debate
Plus: the Air Force Academy report, Billy in the city, and 'anti-Christian' Democrats. Compiled by Rob Moll | posted 06/27/2005 04:45 p.m.
The Ten Commandments, How Deep Our Debt
The words of the Decalogue run like a river through not only the church but also English and American history. by Chris Armstrong | posted 08/22/2003
Ten Commandments Case Turned Down
Denial means Indiana town's Decalogue display is unconstitutional. by Religion News Service | posted 6/13/2001
House Upholds Display of Ten Commandments
Spurred by recent fatal shootings in public schools, the House of Representatives voted to permit the display of the Ten Commandments. Religion News Service | posted 08/09/1999
Roy Moore and the Ten Commandments in Alabama
Roy Moore: 'We Have No Morality Without an Acknowledgment of God'
As the Supreme Court decides how to rule after hearing arguments over the Ten Commandments, the former chief justice of Alabama's highest court says removing government religious monuments are like getting a ticket for driving 50 mph in a 55 zone. posted 03/07/2005 09:30 a.m.
The Tourist Attraction That Isn't There
Alabama's Ten Commandments monument still drawing visitors despite its absence from the state Supreme Court building. by Roy Hoffman, Religion News Service, in Montgomery | posted 01/12/2004
Ten Commandments Judge Praised and Panned
Roy Moore fulfills a campaign promise with a 5,280-pound granite monument. by William C. Singleton III | posted 11/29/2001
Supreme Court Rules on Minors' Execution, Considers Ten Commandments
Plus: The latest on Paul Crouch's gay tryst accuser, Brian McLaren disinvited from Baptist meeting, Terri Schiavo's parents press for divorce by proxy, and 354 other stories from online sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 03/02/2005
Supreme Court Will Rule on Ten Commandments Displays
Plus: Catholic bishops challenge Kerry as evangelical theologians criticize Bush, 110 Iraqi Christians killed, and other stories from online sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 10/12/2004
Roy Moore Makes His Case to the U.S. Senate
Plus: Wheaton College's Billy Graham Center catches fire, archbishops bet on NBA finals, Ala. school board retracts "conservative Christian" mandate, U.S. considers more debt relief, and other stories from online news sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 06/09/2004
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