Danes feel Obama is greater than Jesus

[kandrathe]

I'm not sure myself. I do think, however, that your presumption would only support my position that the "Lie" was created as an effect of the serialization of the IP and not created as a means of character development. In the context of the story which has been told, and is explicit, Obi-Wan is a liar and the "Point of View" argument (although masquerading as wisdom) should be viewed as the BS that it is. One could argue that the tragedy he lived through with Anakin broke his faith in people and thus he was less willing to trust in Luke the second time around. This would be an interesting character arc if it was at all explored in any of the fiction, but alas it is not and trying to overlay it onto the story as it was told is reaching at best.

I would have gone with the "When I brought you to your uncle Owen and aunt Beru, Owen agreed to raise you under the one condition that I promise to never tell about your father's Jedi history or his falling to the dark side of the force."

That gives the Obi-Wan the honorable knight an "out" of following the prior promise he made to Owen. Once uncle Owen and and aunt Beru are incinerated by blaster fire and flamethrower (by order of dear old daddy), Obi-Wan was technically freed from his oath.

But, at least Yoda should have told him. There was no reason to surprise Luke in the throws of battle with the moral confusion of "I'm your father, do you really want to kill me." This same Jedi father that Luke had idolized his whole life. "Wait, dad, why are you wearing the bad guy costume?" Therapy ensues.

Actually, knowing the real story... Let's just chock it up to bad writing.