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The Ten commandments : a handbook of religious, legal, and social issues

Helps to bring understanding to the controversies in present day society over the Ten Commandments
Print Book, English, ©2003
McFarland & Co., Jefferson, N.C., ©2003
vi, 285 pages ; 26 cm
9780786414192, 9780786426584, 9781476608617, 0786414197, 0786426586, 147660861X
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pt. I. The history and meaning. Biblical content. Versions of the Ten commandments ; Analysis of the Ten commandments ; Interpretation of the Ten commandments
Ethical inquiry and the development of morality. Approaches to ethical inquiry ; The development of moral thinking in ancient cultures ; Three types of religious ethics
Reflective morality. The role of reason in ethics ; Religion as a type of ethics
pt. 2. Issues and controversies. Separation of church and state. Controversy. Funding the faithful: faith-based initiatives ; Controversy. Posting the Ten commandments in public buildings ; Controversy. Character education: what values do we teach?
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Controversy. One nation under God? Controversy. Religion, science, and the schools: evolution or creationism? ; Controversy. Prayer in public schools ; Controversy. Keeping the Sabbath holy
"Thou shalt not kill." Controversy. Federal funding of stem cell research: extending the cloning controversy ; Controversy. Is euthanasia ever morally correct? ; Controversy. Capital punishment ; Controversy. The morality (or immorality) of war ; Controversy. Is abortion murder?
"Thou shalt not bear false witness." Controversy. Racial or religious profiling
"Thou shalt not commit adultery." Controversy. Covenant marriage