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Which major religion other than Islam forbids it?
by glerk 7y ago
Which major religion other than Islam forbids it?
- richardknop 7y agoIt's been some time since my Bible studies but isn't there something in the Old Testament against loans / lending money with interest?
- wolco 7y agoNo. It says the borrower is a slave to the lender and to be aware. But it is not against the Church.
- apta 7y agoLeviticus 25:36-37 says otherwise.
- apta 7y agoAccording to the following, it's prohibited: [1] https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Leviticus+25:36%E2%80%9325:37&version=nrsv https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Leviticus+25:36%E2%80%9325... [2] https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Exodus+22:25 https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Exodus+22:25
- solotronics 7y agoUsury was prohibited in Christianity until not that long ago. "At the time, usury was interest of any kind, and the canon forbade the clergy to lend money at interest rates even as low as 1 percent per year. Later ecumenical councils applied this regulation to the laity." - https://www.jstor.org/stable/3161033?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.jstor.org/stable/3161033?seq=1#page_scan_tab_con...
- salty_biscuits 7y agoI read somewhere that this is behind the awful stereotypes in the merchant of venice. Because of the historical prohibitions within the religion, loans were taken out with lenders from outside the religion.
- apta 7y agoJudaism and Christianity. Although many of their followers strayed from the original teachings.