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So in Deuteronomy in the Bible, so this is the Jewish Bible,
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is says, "Thou shalt not lend on usury," .
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"Thou shalt not lend on usury to thy brother.
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Usury of money, usury of victuals,
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usury of anything that is lent upon usury, "--that's all terrible.
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Of course, "Unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon
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usury, but unto a brother thou shalt not lend upon usury."
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So the Jews could lend to Christians but not to each
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other.
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So the Christian Church outlawed usury,
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called it a mortal sin.
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Luther, for example, says, "For who so lends