Society & Culture

Interest free loans for Muslims.

Society & Culture

Posted by: flossbloss

11th Jul 2011 01:26pm

Muslims are demanding interest free loans-Why should this even be considered and why should any consideration be given to incorporating sharia law into our system? Will the next step be that we are all expected to come under sharia law? If anyone wants to live in Australia they should be prepared to abide by Australian law.


sherri
  • 30th Nov 2011 01:53pm

I hadn't heard about that either (not in mainstream Australian society anyway) - I did know that there is provision for this within the Muslim faith,- works in the same way that we might lend money to a relative...But Muslims aren't the only ones to do something similar- I know of several churches that have taken out interest free loans and the Jewish system has provision for a year of Jubilee where all debts are forgiven, slaves freed and land returned

So I don't think that there is anything strange or unusual in interest free loans, - but that is a far cry from it being a part of the mainstream Australian landscape. Can't see it happening myself.


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