The article "The Root of All Sin" (Dec. 19) is a very interesting article and is about a fundamental topic. Lying is always cheating others, but also oneself. And above all, it is breaking with Divine Order that is based on truth. Hélène Mathieu-Venard, Online response It seems that lying is endemic in Saudi Arabia. I have never come across so many institutions, organizations and individuals that lie on a day-to-day basis as I have living in Riyadh over the past five years. It seems that it is almost institutionalized and has become a part of the human DNA. My family and I have had to endure constant lies and piles of excuses from a recruitment office for housemaids. We have been lied to for a year now and their noses must be longer than Pinocchio's! Ramon Mohamed, Online response