Posted on September 30, 2009 by Jay Solomon
Monotheistic Usury Banning
Usury is forbidden in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Now, many would say that usury is allowed in Judaism, but what the Torah says is that an Israelite can’t lend with usury to another Israelite. At the time of the writing of the Bible, this law certainly makes sense as well as why considering [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by Jay Solomon
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Posted on May 20, 2009 by Jay Solomon
This repetition affirming the equality of the messages (despite differences in prophetic ability) from God’s different apostles (which is, I think, to say prophets) is very important. It makes Islam an incredibly inclusive religion, not shunning and belittling any of the other religions, which it acknowledges as other ways of believing in God and going [...]
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Posted on May 13, 2009 by Jay Solomon
More On Economics and Business
Clearly, these verses continue the economic-related verses that precede them, perhaps indicating that I halted my previous discussion in haste. However, due to the lengthy comments my previous post engendered, I’ll take it as a good thing that these verses were separated out and can become their own conversation.
Writing out the [...]
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Posted on May 6, 2009 by Jay Solomon
The subject of usury is one that comes to the fore in Judaism, Christianity, and now as I finally see, Islam. The Bible says, “If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a [...]
Filed under: Islam, Quran | Tagged: Allah, Arabia, Asad, banking, Bible, Christianity, crafts, credit, Exodus, farm, God, guilds, interest, Islam, Judaism, lending, Mohammed, money-lender, Muslim, prophet, Quran, Revelation, theocracy, usury | 10 Comments »
Posted on April 10, 2009 by Jay Solomon
My latest column in the Nashville Free Press is all about Passover and Easter and what that means for Jesus being John’s Lamb of God. Enjoy “Lamb – It’s What’s For Dinner.”
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Posted on March 16, 2009 by Jay Solomon
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Posted on February 16, 2009 by Jay Solomon
My latest Nashville Free Press column for No Holier Than Thou is out, and it’s all about the Apocalypse, the impending end of the world and the Christian and Mayan predictions about such things. It also has a brief analysis of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, chapter 7 in which he says marriage isn’t a [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2009 by Jay Solomon
A Sociological Phenomenon
The themes of verse 217 are ones that have continually risen throughout the Quran thus far, and I’m fairly confident they will continue to appear. Nevertheless, I can’t help but dwell on the idea here, as I have before, though I rarely say too much about it. It’s this constant talk of “they,” [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2008 by Jay Solomon
I’m going to start out with a bold question and I hope no one takes offense. I’m just looking to understand what I read and understand how it relates to Islam or anyone who believes or interprets the Quran in any way.
Is verse 154 one that people use to kill and die in the name [...]
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