Editing Deception (section)

== In religion ==
Deception is a common topic in religious discussions.  Some sources focus on how religious texts deal with deception.  But, other sources focus on the deceptions created by the religions themselves.  For example, Ryan McKnight is the founder of an organization called FaithLeaks.  He stated that the organizations "goal is to reduce the amount of deception and untruths and unethical behaviors that exist in some facets of religion".<ref>Ruth Graham, [https://slate.com/technology/2018/01/a-new-wikileaks-for-religion-publishes-its-first-trove-of-documents.html "A New "Wikileaks for Religion" Publishes Its First Trove of Documents"], ''Slate'', January 12, 2018</ref>

=== Christianity ===
{{Further|Mental reservation#Mentalis restrictio in moral theology|Christian views on lying}}

=== Islam ===
{{Main|Taqiya}}
In general, Islam never allows deception and lie. Prophet [[Muhammad]] said, "He who deceives is not of me (is not my follower)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/muslim:102|title=Sahih Muslim 102 – The Book of Faith - كتاب الإيمان - Sunnah.com – Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|website=sunnah.com}}</ref> However, there are some exceptions, especially in case of war or peace making or in case of safeguarding one's faith.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Qur'an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Lying_and_Deception|title=Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Lying and Deception|website=WikiIslam}}</ref> For an example,
[[Taqiya]] is an Islamic juridical term for the cases in which a Muslim is allowed to lie under the circumstance when need to deny their faith due to force or when faced with persecution.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Taqīyah |author=Paul E. Walker |encyclopedia=The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |year=2009 |url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195305135.001.0001/acref-9780195305135-e-0784 |url-access=subscription |quote=Taqīyah is the precautionary dissimulation of religious belief and practice in the face of persecution. |isbn=978-0-19-530513-5 }}</ref> The concept mainly followed by Shi'ite sect, but it varies "significantly among Islamic sects, scholars, countries, and political regimes", and has been evoked by [[criticism of Islam|critics of Islam]] to portray the faith allowing dishonesty.<ref>Mariuma, Yarden. "Taqiyya as Polemic, Law and Knowledge: Following an Islamic Legal Term through the Worlds of Islamic Scholars, Ethnographers, Polemicists and Military Men." The Muslim World 104.1–2 (2014): 89–108.</ref>