[nabs-l] financial aid

[Joshua Lester]

You know, that some go to extremes.
This isn't the religion discussion list, but I'm tired of people using
that as an excuse.
Sounds like people using religion to not take their child to the doctor.
Blessings, Joshua

On 7/25/12, josh gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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