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When is it morally acceptable to lie?
The 9th commandment (Ex 20:16) is about being a false witness (perjury) which implicates others to be judged guilty in a court setting. The commandment does not prohibit all types of lying. Being a ...
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Is sharing "Fake News" and gossiping "Fake News" a mortal sin? (Catholic perspective)
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
The Eighth Commandment condemns lying. Because God is regarded as the author of all truth, the Church believes that humans are obligated to ...
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Why was Abraham better able to protect Sarah from Abimelech as her brother than as her husband?
As David Stratton states, Abraham was simply trying to not get killed. She was a beautiful woman, so another, more powerful man could simply kill him and take her as his wife. So to save himself ...
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When is it morally acceptable to lie?
When is it morally acceptable to lie?
My initial response to this question question was: It is complicated!
I am not going to regurgitate the information posted in the excellent answers of Grateful ...
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When is it morally acceptable to lie?
It is never morally acceptable to lie.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the ...
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When is it morally acceptable to lie?
The Hebrew midwives lied (Exodus 1:15-19) or should we rather say “lied” to or misled Pharaoh. For it they were blessed by God (Ex 1:20-21). Also, Rahab misled (Joshua 2:3-6). She “lied” because of ...
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Can Catholics participate in a regime or administration that lies to protect its people?
St. Vincent Ferrer, following Gratian's Decretals (an early corpus iuris canonici, "body of canon law"), defended the notion of simulated authority.
Philip Daileader, Saint Vincent Ferrer, ...
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When is it morally acceptable to lie?
We should be like God.
Leviticus 11:45 (NASB95)
“For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.”
This sentiment is repeated a few ...
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Is sharing "Fake News" and gossiping "Fake News" a mortal sin? (Catholic perspective)
Is sharing “Fake News” and gossiping “Fake News” a mortal sin?
That will depend on the gravity of the particular situation at hand.
Fake news, like lying, is a sin. But not all fake news or lying is ...
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Lies of the Desert Fathers
Truth is in the 'eye of the beholder'.
What the other people thought about Abba Moses may not necessarily have portrayed him correctly. An alternative explanation is that Abba Moses had low thoughts ...
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Why was Abraham better able to protect Sarah from Abimelech as her brother than as her husband?
Not to discount the self-survival aspect, there is more to it than just that - as his sister, the traditions etc. would dictate a negotiation for her. You can do a lot of stalling and burn tons of ...
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Did Rahab sin by hiding the Hebrew spies and lying to the leaders of Jericho? (Catholic/Protestant overview)
Rahab is commended in the New Testament more for her faith that God was going to enable his people to take the land and for her welcoming the spies into her home rather than for her act of lying. (...
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Did the midwives in Exodus 1 sin by disobeying and lying to Pharaoh? (Catholic/Protestant overview)
Here is one Protestant view which makes sense to me, and doesn't fudge the issue. The point is that no where in Scripture are the midwives condemned. The same is true of Rahab's actions in Joshua ...
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Why is it not a sin when God asked Moses to lie to Pharaoh?
Short answer: That was the truth. The plagues, etc. came about because Pharaoh wouldn’t give them three days.
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Why is it not a sin when God asked Moses to lie to Pharaoh?
As others correctly note, God knew in advance that Pharaoh would refuse the seemingly unimposing request that Moses presented to him; allow the people of Israel to journey three days into the ...
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