Do Trinitarian Protestants regard it as wrong to make false claims publicly?
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When false claims are made publicly by self-proclaimed Christians, who claim the false claim has a good outcome and hence is justifiable, it's often seen that the outcome is only viewed as being 'good' for themselves.
I take it as understood that this question is limited to those who know their claim is false, and is not about those who sincerely think their claim is true. It is extremely difficult to identify those who know their public claim is false, because they always have the wits to couch their language in such a way as to appear to sincerely believe they are being truthful.
An example of the difference I speak of could be between sincere believers saying to avoid certain things that they think would give them "the mark of the beast" - 666, and Christian leaders of organisations under examination of sexual abuse of children in their congregations, who deny certain things that huge numbers of others know to be true. But I cannot give examples of the latter because, if I do, those ones will make sure this question is closed down. Not so with those who sincerely believe certain '666' beliefs.
But this demonstrates an important point. Any public claim that the Christian claimant knows to be false, is done to protect the interests of the claimant, or of the religious organisation he belongs to. As a Trinitarian Protestant, I know this has happened in some Protestant groups that uphold the Trinity doctrine. It has also happened in some non-Protestant groups that uphold the Trinity doctrine. It has also happened in some non-Christian groups that don't uphold the Trinity doctrine. It also happens in some football clubs, and sports clubs, and political clubs, and entertainment circles, and so on. Knowingly making false claims publicly goes on all over the world in every realm of human activity. And it's always done because the person has a vested interest in promoting falsehood in the public arena. Whether personally, or for the group he or she represents, deception is utilised. And no Protestant Christian should ever think, or suggest that that is right. It is utterly wrong. Always. When the deception is publicly uncovered, it brings nothing but slander on the good name of Jesus Christ, and exposes the individual or the group represented as being utterly disgraceful.
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