The Ten Commandments for the most part is a reasonable moral code of conduct that should be taught in the home and church. The problem is, the courts exist to interpret, and hold people accountable to the laws as dictated by our legal code, not religious rules, however reasonable and common sensical they may be.
And how do their absence constitute equate to shoving ammorality down our throats? Do courtroom displays prevent the advertising industry from forcing risque Paris Hilton ads onto our airwaves? Does it prevent networks from showing more and more skin during prime time? I don't think so. The reality is sex sells, and will continue to be sold until consumers no longer buy it.
I have also seriously considered "your side," and I find it a heavy handed effort to shove judeo - christianity morality down our collective throats in an inapproriate forum for it. I believe in parental responsibilty and the power button approach to immorality. When enough people stop allowing this crap into their homes and minds, TV execs will try another approach. Until then, no court room display will curtail it in the least.
You see, I came from a time when the community could be counted on to back up the parents. We were on the same page so to speak. Neighbors reported misbehaviour to parents without being cussed out by the parents, the police could be relied upon to weed out the criminals, the courts prosecuted with regard to victims and not to the perps, schools were in alliance with the parents and vice versa. There wasn't any confusion... right was right and wrong was wrong. Most people knew the difference.
Parents are at a loss to find any support in society thanks to people who seem to feel our country need not subscribe to a moral standard. Taking a quick look around, the result of this thinking is quite apparent. People are appalled at the crimes young children are committing to just take one small example.
For ages those "religious" rules as you call them have been the standard for moral behaviour acceptable to an advanced society. Without them, we are just not as good as we once were and have become quite preoccupied with the basest behaviour we can muster.