Health Insurance Is Illegal Gambling, Says Muslim Body
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Everyone’s favorite Muslims at the Islamic Fiqh Academy in India recently decided that health insurance is not simply a bunch of baloney, but it’s also a sin and immoral. “Representatives from around 300 Madrasas, including Darul Uloom Deoband, Jamiat Islami participated in the three-day meet, where they reached a conclusion that seeking insurance cover was only another form of gambling,” and this is why Barack Obama cannot bring himself to offer a universal plan. [Economic Times] MORE »
Everyone’s favorite Muslims at the Islamic Fiqh Academy in India recently decided that health insurance is not simply a bunch of baloney, but it’s also a sin and immoral. “Representatives from around 300 Madrasas, including Darul Uloom Deoband, Jamiat Islami participated in the three-day meet, where they reached a conclusion that seeking insurance cover was only another form of gambling,” and this is why Barack Obama cannot bring himself to offer a universal plan. [Economic Times] MORE »









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