{"id":197,"date":"2020-09-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godweb.org\/wordpress\/?p=197"},"modified":"2020-09-26T08:04:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T12:04:14","slug":"197","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=197","title":{"rendered":"Why People Lie About Their Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D197&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>Sociologists have been aware for many years that people lie when asked about their sex life, finances, and sometimes their politics. 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