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[–] U7826391786239@piefed.zip 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

fun fact: usury (charging interest on a loan) used to be considered evil and sinful, but now it's just taken as a given, because that's what we've been raised from birth to believe

https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1034&context=ger

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago

Fun fact: because usury was sinful for Chrisians, but it wasn't forbidden for Jews, many Jews were pushed into the money business with usury by not allowing them to do much other jobs and then had to pay high rents and taxes. It's where the stereotype of greedy money controlling Jew comes from.

[–] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

And still is in Islam right?