It’s good to have a debate about the moral principles needed for maintaining a civil society and promoting the common good. But such a discussion should go beyond the scope of the Ten Commandments.

The universal moral relevance of the Ten Commandments is not to be doubted; that’s not the issue. The problem is how the sacred text is used. That’s what’s heretical, writes Father Joshua ...

Dozens of people who signed up to speak were ready at 4 a.m. to debate whether public school classrooms should have to display the Ten Commandments.