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To: Ilaine who wrote (2452)	1/20/2003 2:15:19 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 15987

For example, you can promise to pay back $10,000 but the lender only hands you $9000 and calls the other $1000 lending expenses. I thought that was called "points".. :9) But the rhetoric generated over usury by Arab muslims, and how they abhor the "jewishness" of it, is a clear statement as to just how racist their beliefs are. It's not the principle (or interest) that counts.. It's trying to NOT be "Jewish"... Yet, if I recall correctly, Judaism forbids usury as well... And I agree with you.. were I the supreme being, simple interest would be fine with me. It's no different than paying me a financial "wage" in exchange for putting my capital to work. Hawk