"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.”
The Eighth Commandment condemns lying.
But does it really. Let us for the moment consider that everyone is our neighbor. So if the lie does not harm anyone then it is not a sin? Now if you always tell the truth you do not bear false witness so it is not a sin even if it gets someone killed.
I am going to let others express their opinions before I share more of my own. This is an issue worthy of this forum.
Tim