tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post1202353870731196488..comments2023-09-06T22:30:02.061+10:00Comments on The Knight & Drummer: Churches and MoneyLendersAmfortashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-41837425332863997532013-07-26T19:10:46.534+10:002013-07-26T19:10:46.534+10:00Yep, and it is pretty clear that the distinctions ...Yep, and it is pretty clear that the distinctions between managing Church Finances on the one hand and the sort of sheer swindling with the 'pay-day' loan business on the other cannot survive even the best walls of china.Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-87181427272987212122013-07-26T18:56:06.179+10:002013-07-26T18:56:06.179+10:00When the church starts dabbling in usury, as the C...When the church starts dabbling in usury, as the Catholic Church has over the centuries, then you get Knights Templar and Bank Ambrosia, with people swinging on gibbets under Blackfriars Bridge.<br /><br />One can't serve both God and Mammon and a naive churchman's idea of "ethical" money is ridiculous.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com