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The History of Usury in Christianity
In 325 at the council of Nacia the church banned the practice of usury by members of the priesthood. However that didn't actually wasn't really implemented later in the future and you discuss how the church ended up supporting the Roman oligarchy. Can you talk about how the question of usury has developed over time within Christianity and how we get to today? "There was no different there were no words in any ancient language to distinguish usury from interest"
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