Ten Commandments
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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
Known locally as Jabal Musa, Mount Sinai is where Moses is said to have been given the Ten Commandments.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025
He served as former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s spokesperson during fights over a Ten Commandments monument Moore erected inside the building housing the Supreme Court.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 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
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
