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A Lie, Repeated

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      “A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.” – Mark Twain “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” – Daniel Patrick Moynihan The fact that Wycliffe Associates is using lies in an internal sense – they are being deceitful about their history, their finances, their goals – is hard enough to accept. After all, they did so much good for so many years, nearly half a century, that I have to wonder how they came to their current lowly state. Sadly though, their manipulation of the truth extends far out from Wycliffe Associates, and has infected many parts of the Bible translation world. Here is a list of 11 strikes against them as pertains to the outer workings of the organization. 1.                 Other reputable organizations won’t work with the MAST process or translations that come from it, most notably the Bible Translation Association of Papua New Guinea, the Tra