In essence the Ten Commandments deal extensively with ethics, family values, social legislation, and are completely devoid of religious dogma. God is not defined by name, image or form. Unfortunately, on this foundation of civilization, man built a religious Tower of Babel in which different creeds and religions compete for exclusive rights for God's representation. Although we all worship the same God, we jealously guard the exclusivity of our interpretation of Gods commandments, paths of salvation, and are intolerant of any deviation from our own traditions. We do negate the beauty of life and our common heritage, by concentrating on the narrow confines of our divisions.
Intolerance leads to persecutions and conflicts.
Religious competition and intolerance caused many wars that brought extensive destruction. The wars of the Reformation, the Inquisition, the Armenian Holocaust, the genocides in Serbia, Kosovo, killing of 500,000 Serbs by the Croatians, etc. The Ten Commandments show zero tolerance for moral transgression and limitless tolerance for religious dogma. In real life things are reversed. I believe this is caused by the peculiar situation of the churches, that are charismatic institutions, who shape the beliefs and moral standards of their flocks and to retain their influence have to comply with those beliefs.