Quote:Based on personal choice. No business is being forced into doing anything, the mayor is merely promoting a proposal by a housing commission to encourage lenders to structure loans so Muslims who hold certain beliefs can now borrow money without violating said beliefs. There is no endorsement of any belief, it is just creating an opportunity.

 

No, it's not based on "personal choice" it's based on a religious belief.  You have government (the Mayor) trying to influence private business to alter their business practices not based on a "personal belief", it's based on religious preference.  If I identify myself as Christian or Hindu, would I be able to go to a lender and say that I believe in "sharia law" and get a loan?  After all, I'm not a Muslim, but I happen to hold a "certain belief" and it's my "personal choice".

 

By the way, before you shut this thread down, we are not discussing religion itself.

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