Monday, November 26, 2012

Jubilee Year???

Amazing idea: buy debt for pennies on the dollar, then. . .forgive it!

Check out Rolling Jubilee!


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Occupy movement is a Communist oriented movement-- I hate to see you on that anti-American movement but I'm not surprised.

Larry James said...

So, anon 7:25, does this mean Moses was a communist? You don't accept the biblical directive involving the forgiveness of debt in Sabbatical and Jubilee years?

Anonymous said...

So let's all go out and buy a house in year six and get the mortgage cancelled in year seven.

Anonymous said...

God instructed Israel to lend but never borrow. The lenders were the head and borrowers were the tail. He wanted Israel to be the head.

Anonymous said...

LJ Are you saying with your Moses communist question that all OT laws are still applicable today?

Larry James said...

Anon 11:54, I am saying that the principles behind the words of the Hebrew Bible reflect something of the heart of God. Not that the "laws" are applicable per se, but that the spirit behind the provisions have more authority over persons of faith than the the ideas of Adam Smith.

Anonymous said...

I have an amazing idea--don't go into debt you cannot pay.