Carol:

That experience you relate sounds like a nightmare and a half.

While not departing from my original position, there are some good secular points to be made by the Ten Commandments, no matter what religion one aspires to, whether they are posted in public or not:

That in worshipping God we avoid worshipping humans.

That the law isn't (or shouldn't be) so far removed from us as to become too complicated or require an intermediary.

That we should realize these fundamental truths on a regular basis.

And a big implication:

If we behave properly to each other, we'll stay out of court (although not always).