Do public monuments of the Ten Commandments use the Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, or Jewish enumeration?

Question

So for example, is "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" part of the First Commandment (Protestant, Catholic), or is it part of the Second Commandment (Jewish)?

Is "Thou shalt not make for thyself an idol" the Third Commandment (Protestant) or part of the First Commandment (Catholic)?

etc, etc...

Here's the rundown of the differences:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Division_of_the_commandments

Answer 1

Which is *exactly* why they shouldn't be displayed at all.

[edit] to sherl pagan vt: You may *think* we don't know about the Flying Spaghetti Monster but we do, oh yes.

Answer 2

You *do* realize the following, right? 1) The original texts had no chapter or verse notations. Different translations number the Commandments differently. There is no one definitive method. 2) The Catholic Church hasn't "omitted" any of the commandments. They combined the first and the second because whether you agree with it or not, the two commandments are part and parcel of what was wrong with the ancient Israelites. They were making idols and worshiping them as (false) gods. Even a cursory look at the Old Testament would tell you that. 3) This question has been asked more times than I care to count. If your intention wasn't to "dog" Catholics, you could have simply looked up all the "We have found similar questions" posts that came up when you typed in your title. The fact that you didn't is a strong indication that your intent isn't nearly as lily pure as you would like us to believe. 4) If you seriously believe that any statue or image not commissioned by God is an idol, then you have effectively relegated every piece of sculpture, every painting, and every photograph ever taken to the status of an idol. That concept is too ridiculous to even think about taking seriously this early in the morning. So the answer to your last question is, "No, they aren't idols." Catholics know the difference between worshiping the living God and worshiping a hunk of marble or a piece of plaster. I'm sorry if you don't.

Answer 3

Great web site, but did you know there's a fourth version? Read what they say when Moses has to write the 2nd version. Very Jewish -- nothing at all like the original!

I think the public monuments should be the Jewish version, written in Hebrew!

Thank you for your question!!!!
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Answer 4

No public monument should be dedicated to any religion.

Answer 5

if they're going to display that they should have something from all religions.

like may the fsm touch your heart with his noodly appendages.

or display nothing religious.

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Answer 6

The Commandments given to Moses is the one they should use.