TheMightyPhill
06-09-2005, 08:38 AM
Though the Bible says, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be," for Americans that has long been taken as an admonition rather than a command. Not so for many Muslims, who find the Koran's strictures against not just usury but also borrowing forced them to choose between their faith and their home, as this insightful New York Times aticle (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/realestate/07nati.html) reveals. (Full Blog Entry at http://www.affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/2005/08/financing_homes.html)
It goes on, is quite large but it amuses me how little things are changed and that makes it OK.
To quote The J-Walk Blog (http://j-walkblog.com/) (where I found it originally)
"That's the beauty of religion. If you don't like something in the "book," just re-interpret it so it suits your needs."
Brilliant.
It goes on, is quite large but it amuses me how little things are changed and that makes it OK.
To quote The J-Walk Blog (http://j-walkblog.com/) (where I found it originally)
"That's the beauty of religion. If you don't like something in the "book," just re-interpret it so it suits your needs."
Brilliant.