Existence After Death

Panda, I think you are incorrect about several of the commandments. North Carolina still allows law suits for alienation of affection (spouse stealing) and criminal conversation (adultery) as do a few other states. These laws were far more widespread at one time.Many states do still have blue laws on the books.Blue law - Wikipedia

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Many states still prohibit selling alcohol on Sunday, or at least before noon on Sunday, under the rationale that people should be in church on Sunday morning, or at least not drinking.

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This commandment is not about general lying but about making false legal allegations and offering false testimony. This is universally illegal in the US.

Then why say that those commandments were never enforced? Even your comment about the commandment that was only occasionally enforced was completely wrong. Perjury has been nearly universally illegal. But you don't need the Bible to tell you that lying in court undermines order. I think you are correct in your conclusion, I just think your argument is not so well supported.