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We cannot sit by idly while some of the poorest among us are preyed on by people simply looking for a quick buck with no regard for the devastation they cause in the lives of others, said Barrett Duke,http://www.the5m.com/wp-register.php?drapeau-france-855200, vice president for public policy and research at the SBC s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC).
The ERLC is one of the founding members of the newly-formed Faith for Just Lending coalition,http://www.showbusinessreport.com/wp-searches.php?jalkapallopaidat/147-manchester-united/, which . Among other members are the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship,http://www.pistolchick.com/wp-rdf.php?20-barcelone-fc, the National Baptist Convention USA,http://www.faz-transports.com/wp-app.php?fr/lists/chaussures-salle-futsal.aspx, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE),http://www.headstartfs.com.au/export.php?bvlgari-collection, the National Latino Evangelical Coalition,http://www.bikelane.com.au/wp-plugins.php?tag/umbro/, and the PICO National Network.
While representing distinct institutions with different histories and practices, these faith organizations hold a shared conviction that Scripture speaks to the problem of predatory lending condemning usury and teaching us to respect the God-given dignity of each person and to love our neighbors rather than exploit their financial vulnerability,http://www.the5m.com/wp-feed.php?NOUVEAU-MAILLOT-URUGUAY-20142015-SUAREZ-cbraaaoAh.asp, the group stated in a press release. They believe that just lending is a matter of biblical morality and religious concern.
The move is part of a growing trend. The NAE predatory lending to its list of advocacy topics in 2014,http://www.greatfoodclub.co.uk/wp-title.php?Walsall/Walsall.htm, and the SBC passed a resolution such loans. In January, faith leaders in Kentucky the state legislature to lower the interest rate cap on payday loans from 300 percent to 36 percent. And an evangelical pastor and a former Obama staffer have in South Dakota to promote a ballot initiative that would cap interest rates there.
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