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Ten Commandments
Moses’ descent from the clouds of Mount Sinai, stone tablets in tow, brought a powerful sense of legal clarity to the Israelites. While the Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, do not directly address all of today’s moral issues, for evangelicals, they point toward the incontrovertible human need for grace. Much of the contemporary conversation regarding the Commandments is not centered on legal interpretation, but rather how they are integrated into public settings: their prominent display in many of America’s public offices and courts—a remnant of the nation’s Puritan heritage—has become a source of national tension.
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
August 1, 2003
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Appeals Court Declares Ten Commandments Monument Unconstitutional
Judges say the Oklahoma monument would reflect a government endorsement of religion.
June 11, 2009
Keeping the Commandments
The Supreme Court is thinking more clearly about religious symbols in public life.
March 6, 2009
Justices: City Isn't Obligated to Display Religious Monument
Supreme Court says most monuments are government speech, not a forum.
February 26, 2009
Ten Commandments Displays Head Back to Supreme Court
Can a display be government speech without the government actually endorsing the message?
November 12, 2008
Supreme Court to Consider Religious Monuments Case
Group wants "Seven Aphorisms" in park by Ten Commandments.
April 1, 2008
Visual Spirituality 
Is religious art, like Michelangelo's 'Creation of Adam,' a violation of the second commandment when God is portrayed?—Steve Potts, Jackson, Mississippi
May 1, 2006
Supreme Court Muddles Ten Commandments Debate
Plus: the Air Force Academy report, Billy in the city, and 'anti-Christian' Democrats.
April 13, 2006
The Court's Uncertain Trumpet
Unprincipled Commandments rulings leave a nation guessing.
August 30, 2005
Broken Tablets
The Court splits the baby and denies the rule of law. Feel united yet?
August 1, 2005
Supreme Court Rulings on Ten Commandments Leave Wake of Confusion
Groups announce plans to create new monuments as court refuses to hear more about such displays.
June 29, 2005
American Decalogue
Telling stories of U.S. morals through the prism of the Ten Commandments.
June 28, 2005
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.
March 7, 2005
Uproar Predicted If Justices Remove Public Ten Commandments Displays
Conservatives warn about "bulldozing" monuments, a backlash against "judicial activism," and an "ugly" confirmation process for future justices.
March 3, 2005
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Government Displays of Ten Commandments
Arguments inside and prayers outside courtroom aim to define government's relationship to religion.
March 3, 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.
October 1, 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.
June 1, 2004
The Tourist Attraction That Isn't There
Alabama's Ten Commandments monument still drawing visitors despite its absence from the state Supreme Court building.
January 1, 2004
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
August 1, 2003
Va. county school board sued over Ten Commandments
Civil-liberties groups are suing a southwest Virginia school board for posting the Ten Commandments, contending that the display violates the Constitution's guarantee of separation of church and state. (Associated Press)
Giles County decision on Ten Commandments display stirs up fight
A lawsuit over the rehanging of the Ten Commandments is expected soon, but legal experts are torn on the situation (The Roanoke Times, Va.)
Ten Commandments to return to Giles County schools
The Giles County School Board voted to rehang the religious text among other historical documents, an action likely to spur lawsuits (The Roanoke Times, Va.)
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