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Ten Commandments: A moral source code in modern life

We asked ordinary people of faith to share what each of the 10 Commandments mean to them. How 21st-century believers find meaning in this ancient religious code. An 11-part series.

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Part 1

The Ten: The Commandments as a moral source code in modern life

Part 2

The Ten: How does the First Commandment fit in today?

Part 3

‘I have to have humility’: How Second Commandment helped man find freedom

Part 4

One woman embraces Third Commandment in feeding 1,600 at Thanksgiving

Part 5

‘Remember the sabbath’: How one family lives the Fourth Commandment

Part 6

‘Growing up is hard’: How Fifth Commandment guided a child during divorce

Part 7

Is saying ‘I’d kill for those shoes’ OK? One woman and Sixth Commandment.

Part 8

Is chastity old-fashioned? An NFL veteran’s take on Seventh Commandment.

Part 9

‘Thou shalt not steal’: Even someone else’s joy, says one educator

Part 10

‘Thou shalt not bear false witness’: Ninth Commandment goes to Princeton

Part 11

Jealousy at Ivy League level: How a law professor views Tenth Commandment