[2banana]

For Muslims, either earning or paying interest is "considered one of the greatest sins," Mr. Loundy said.

Unresolved under Internal Revenue Service rules is whether Muslim taxpayers can claim an interest deduction on their homes or businesses when they are not paying interest.

Huh? Just how do get one but not the other?

• In Ann Arbor, Mich., a bank that has offered special services for Muslims for two years recently formed a subsidiary specifically for them.

And just how does a bank get to do this? Does an infidel have the same access? Can banks now have "special services" only for Christians?

[Lunatic Fringe]

Can banks now have "special services" only for Christians?

Do Christians have special banking needs?

And just how does a bank get to do this?

Umm, because this is America and people can still open a business that caters to the specific needs of its customers. This is still America, land of the free, despite many FReepers "No Muslims Allowed" philosophy.

[massgopguy]

That would be a violation of FDIC laws.

[white trash redneck]

Unresolved under Internal Revenue Service rules is whether Muslim taxpayers can claim an interest deduction on their homes or businesses when they are not paying interest.

And just why is the US bending over backwards (or forwards, perhaps) to make life in America easier for Islamic swine?