Sunday will be observed across the nation as Ten Commandments Day.
Hundreds of churches and religious leaders are planning to participate in the second annual event.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin, president of Toward Tradition, is calling on people of faith to join in commemorating the Decalogue's influence on America’s spiritual heritage.
“What people can do is encourage their pastors to preach a sermon at that time, on the Ten Commandments exclusively, and embrace them in your family,” he told Family News in Focus.
Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, said ongoing battles over Ten Commandments displays should not distract people from considering how the laws impact life.
“If you look at development of law in the United States, the court has said – even liberal members of the Supreme Court have said – that the Ten Commandments has served as a basis for the development of law in Western Civilization," he said. "You go to the courts of the United States, whether it’s the Supreme Court or the district courts, there’s depictions of the Ten Commandments and people have to ask, 'Why is that?' That’s because it’s a foundational guidepost for the establishment for the rule of law.”
