Still More on Lying

Still More on Lying In the April 15, 2003 issue of the Standard Bearer Rev. Garrett Eriks' article, "God's Hatred of Lying," raises some interesting questions. For example, Eriks says, "… a murderer may be caught with a smoking gun at the crime scene with a motive for the murder. He knows he committed the crime. But when he is asked in court what he pleads, he responds 'not guilty.'" Eriks calls this lying. But had the defendant pleaded guilty, he would have forfeited any right to counsel,...