Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A: There’s only one version of the Ten Commandments and it’s in the Bible in two places (Exodus 20:1-14 and Deuteronomy 5:6-18). However, there are two different traditions of how to count the Big Ten ...

A Michigan legislator has introduced a bill allowing the ten commandments to be posted in our public schools (SB 423). Many people object to such efforts, not necessarily because they disagree with ...

Q: Why are there different “versions” of the 10 Commandments? Is there an “authentic” version? – P., via cyberspace A: There’s only one version of the Ten Commandments and it’s in the Bible in two ...

The letter "10 Commandments not even critical laws for Christians" (Sept. 3) says that the Ten Commandments have no meaning for Christians. I wholeheartedly disagree. I am a Christian, have been all ...

The Commandment of the Red Heifer, cited in the Torah reading of Chukat, is the most irrational and at the same time inscrutable. Despite the fact that virtually every Torah commentator who has ...

The Texas legislature has passed a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom in the state. With Gov. Greg Abbott (R) poised to sign it, the law’s Republican ...