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Can we tell a little lie?
An article by M.K. George for Matters India discusses an ongoing debate in India regarding the morality of telling small lies.
The piece traces the prohibition of lying back to the Old Testament, specifically citing the commandment in Exodus 20:16 that warns against bearing false witness against a neighbor.
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