The Ten Commandments: Too Hot For School House Walls
The Commandments belong in school, but not as dead symbols nailed to a wall. The Ten Commandments, like lots of other texts that play a central role in the formation of our culture, belong in the curriculum, where they can be critically studied and appreciated for what they are, not what some imagine them to be.
The Golden Rule: A Creative Alternative
Once again the Supreme Court, the public and the press are enthralled in debate over public display of the Ten Commandments. But why continue arguing about the Ten Commandments, when there is a better alternative.
The Commandments belong in school, but not as dead symbols nailed to a wall. The Ten Commandments, like lots of other texts that play a central role in the formation of our culture, belong in the curriculum, where they can be critically studied and appreciated for what they are, not what some imagine them to be.
The Golden Rule: A Creative Alternative
Once again the Supreme Court, the public and the press are enthralled in debate over public display of the Ten Commandments. But why continue arguing about the Ten Commandments, when there is a better alternative.
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