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Louisiana's new "Ten Commandments" law actually contains eleven commandments (boingboing.net)

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[-] RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

I believe the last two listed ('Thou shalt not covet...') are considered to be the same commandment, although they appear as two separate verses in the Bible.

[-] Hope@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It varies, actually. See the numbering section on Wikipedia for a breakdown of how different traditions have broken down the list into ten items.

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