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Is usury a sin if so then, why?
It seems that much of our banking system is based on usury. Like credit cards, mortgages, and the stock market.
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- falsi fiableLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Some religions (Islam) consider interest immoral. There are lending institutions created to get around the problem with charging interest.
- CatDadLv 71 decade ago
Yes, according to Old Testament, New Testament and even Islamic law...
Politicians use religion for their own means to stir up resentment against other people to get elected and ignore rules against usury because that's not to the liking of big corporations, who are their real bosses.
