Re: Arkansas 10 commandments law suit filed

Chris Thompson wrote:

Bob Casanova wrote:

On Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:42:38 -0400, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by Chris Thompson
<the_thompsons@earthlink.net>:
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Bob Casanova wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:39:53 -0400, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by WolfFan <akwolffan@zoho.com>:
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On Jun 12, 2025, Bob Casanova wrote
(in article<gvpk4kt6f2mcrbivm2cn28qvknv8ojpvjm@4ax.com>):
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On Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:53:19 -0500, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by RonO<rokimoto557@gmail.com>:
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https://www.newwestrecord.ca/religion-news/families-file-suit-challenging-ar >
kansas-law-that-requires-ten-commandments-be-posted-in-classrooms-10797734 >
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The plaintiffs are Jewish, Unitarian Universalists, or listed as
nonreligious. The Jewish plaintiffs do not what their kids to have to
be forced to be exposed to the Christian translation of the 10 commandments.

I'm curious; any take on how the "Christian translation"
differs from the original, i.e., the Hebrew text?

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Well, for one thing, there aren’t ten ‘commandments’; depending on how
you count, there are 12 to 15. For another, there are three seperate
listings, two in Exodus, one in Deuteronomy; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments for more. For a third, there
isn’t even just one Xian version; the official versions of the OT according
to Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant bibles have differences. And none of
them are identical to the main Jewish version... and there are at least two
Jewish versions. The Wiki article noted above gives a quick look at some of
the main points. For details... well, way back in the depths of time I was
forced to take theology classes at the undergraduate level. I no longer have
the text, but it spent two chapters on the 10/12/15 commandments. Apparently
serious theologians find the differences to be significant.
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Asked and answered; thanks. IMHO your last statement is the
most significant; while details may differ I wouldn't have
expected there to be "hill to die on" differences, but I'm
no theologian.

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Don't be too sure. Jenny Geddes is always ready with her stool.
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No idea who that is, or even why she didn't just provide a
sample.

 Jenny Geddes was a Scottish woman in the 1600's. When King Charles (I believe the 2nd) tried to unify the churches of England and Scotland with a new Book of Common Prayer

Charles I.
Charles II was much too smart to try anything like that.  And as he didn't share his father's beliefs, he had no motive to.
To be fair to Charles I, if he had he example of Charles I to learn from, he would also have avoided that pitfall.
William Hyde