Ten Commandments
Example Sentences
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The LRA was formed by Kony in the late 1980s in northern Uganda, where it said its goal was to install a government based on the biblical Ten Commandments.
From BBC
And then, predictably, an incendiary act kicks the story into overdrive: Footage of someone burning the Ten Commandments surfaces on social media.
From Salon
I like how those movies give you a guilty little tingle about rooting for Redford even when it means scratching off a couple of the Ten Commandments.
From Los Angeles Times
Known locally as Jabal Musa, Mount Sinai is where Moses is said to have been given the Ten Commandments.
From BBC
Similar arguments could be used against states like Texas and Louisiana, which are trying to mandate the Ten Commandments on classroom walls and replace regular reading classes with Bible studies.
From Salon
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