[nabs-l] financial aid

[josh gregory]

Oh come on!!! Religion doesn't have a thing to do with it! That
doesn't mean loans are bad!! Write me offlist.

On 7/25/12, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, ... ok, someone made a point that we owe a trillion dollars
> in student loan debt, including the federal government loans.
> Some religions, such as Islam, prohibit interesft, which loans
> accrue.  I know a blind Muslim student or two going to college
> who can't do loans, so he has to rely heavily on Rehab to pay for
> it.  The only reason I think Rehab's paying for it is because
> he's on SSI, holds a Gree Card, is not a citizen of the U.S., and
> is/was until recently on refugee status in Somalia.
> Thanks.
> Beth
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: josh gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:31:56 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] financial aid
>
> Uh, Beth, what does that have to do with absolutely anything?
>
> On 7/25/12, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>  This message regards financial aid.  Wasif, you said FAFSA won't
>  pay if my GPA is below    2.0.  Well, I have SSI and can't pay
>  for school even with loans.  Loans aren't worth crap, and
>  government loans aren't worth crap either.  I say this because
>  some students, even Muslim students, can't pay the loans back
>  because interesft is considered Riba, or evil.  You can't borrow
>  money from banks due to religious reasons, and that's the truth
>  for some people.
>  Beth
>
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