Contrary to the “Kids aren’t all Christians” letter to the editor, the 10 Commandments were not written for Christians. There were no Christians at the time God gave those commandments to Moses. They were written for the Hebrew people he was leading toward the land of Canaan, around the 13th century before the time of Christ.
The 10 commandments did not establish a religion. They did, however, establish principles for living that, if followed, would give ALL people an opportunity to live fruitful, emotionally and spiritually healthy lives. Placing a poster of the 10 commandments on a wall does not “indoctrinate religion to students.
” Students have been given the right to read and choose for themselves what to believe and follow. But, perhaps seeing such a poster for the first time might just provide students and adults alike a bit of knowledge of their creator, who loves and cares enough for his children to give them life-affirming boundaries. Lynn Woodman Monument Regarding David J.
Baker’s letter: First, the Ten Commandments originated in Judaism, not Christianity, Second the First Amendment Establishment Clause says Congress, not “any part of government”, the Congress of the United States has had a chaplain serving them since the beginning, so the First Amendment does not mean complete separation of God and American life. And for ages the Ten Commandments has been considered a foundation for western civil law, not just a religious concept. Steve Stuart Colo.
