Back in December vice president Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter' Libby Jr. was indicted by a grand jury for obstruction of justice, perjury, and making false statements.

You may ask, 'so how does that affect us as Christians'? More ways than one.

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"'No' is one of the few words that can never be misunderstood."
But let your statment be 'yes, yes' or 'no,no'.
Matthew 5:37a (NASB)
From God's Little Instruction Book
The problem is some people lack self confidence and their 'no' does not always mean no. Creates much confusion, especially for children. And creates resentments in the person who is not consistent in their 'no's'. They get upset because they are not honored. So, let our 'no's' be 'no's'.
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