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MasterCard offers card aimed at Muslims
nationalpost.com ^ | March 30, 2010 | Tim Shufelt

Posted on 03/31/2010 10:23:17 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

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To: ColdWater

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41 posted on 03/31/2010 10:49:46 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Build a man a fire; he'll be warm for a night. Set a man on fire; he'll be warm the rest of his life)
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To: sthguard

But really, Bishops can change the terms at any time.


42 posted on 03/31/2010 10:50:09 AM PDT by Voter62vb
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To: green pastures

Apparently they can save even more by booking one-way flights.


43 posted on 03/31/2010 10:50:17 AM PDT by proudpapa (Proudpapa)
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To: RC2
Maybe all religions should forbid it’s people to pay interest.

Remember this when we hear how much of our tax burden is paying INTEREST on the National Debt.

44 posted on 03/31/2010 10:51:08 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (VP Biden on Obamacare's passage: "This is a big f-ing deal". grumpygresh: "Repeal the f-ing deal")
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To: Free ThinkerNY; All

After reading the details, I think there is NOTHING wrong with this MasterCard.

More Christians should follow this principle. Hell, our GOVERNMENT, under Hussein the Liar, said they were going to follow this principle. Then four days later, they broke that promise.

Let’s not freak out just because it is being marketed to a demographic (Muslims) who take their financial committments seriously.


45 posted on 03/31/2010 10:52:23 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Cyber Liberty

MC makes money because they have use of the dollars put on the account before they’re drawn down.
They may make a small amount on the annual fee...


46 posted on 03/31/2010 10:53:19 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Sue mastercard on religious discrimination... I am Christian, but am being charged interest. They’re not.


47 posted on 03/31/2010 10:54:44 AM PDT by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: RC2
Maybe all religions should forbid it’s people to pay interest.

Anyone know if Malaysia and other muslim nations are charging us interest?

http://www.treas.gov/tic/mfh.txt

China, Mainland 889.0 894.8 929.0 938.3 938.3 936.5 939.9 915.8 776.4 801.5 763.5 767.9 744.2 739.6

Japan 765.4 765.7 754.3 742.9 747.9 727.5 720.9 708.2 711.2 677.2 685.9 686.7 661.9 634.8

Oil Exporters 3/ 218.4 207.4 208.3 209.0 205.9 209.8 209.9 211.8 191.2 192.9 189.6 192.0 181.8 186.6

United Kingdom 2/ 206.0 178.1 153.1 105.7 124.3 101.9 94.9 89.0 213.4 163.7 152.7 128.1 129.0 123.9

Brazil 169.1 169.3 165.8 164.9 153.6 146.0 146.8 148.5 139.8 127.1 126.0 126.6 130.8 133.5

Hong Kong 146.6 148.7 142.1 137.8 128.0 120.5 111.1 95.7 99.8 93.2 80.9 78.9 76.3 71.7

Carib Bnkng Ctrs 4/ 143.5 128.2 123.2 114.0 116.4 124.8 137.9 134.5 191.0 195.2 205.1 214.0 189.5 176.9

Russia 124.2 141.8 151.4 145.9 145.1 144.9 141.3 143.3 119.9 124.5 137.0 138.4 130.1 119.6

Taiwan 119.6 116.5 115.4 115.6 115.1 112.9 114.4 114.0 77.0 75.7 78.3 74.8 72.6 73.3

Switzerland 84.4 89.7 89.5 85.2 82.6 81.9 81.8 85.2 71.5 63.7 64.2 67.7 68.2 62.1

Luxembourg 79.1 88.4 80.2 79.5 87.5 82.9 80.7 92.8 104.3 96.2 97.4 106.0 92.1 87.0

Canada 54.7 52.8 50.7 44.8 42.3 30.2 24.1 23.0 18.4 11.0 12.5 11.3 10.3 8.4

Germany 49.0 47.8 48.7 47.9 48.8 50.1 51.2 48.9 53.8 55.1 54.4 54.9 56.5 56.2

Singapore 41.3 39.2 37.5 36.3 39.4 43.1 43.4 41.9 40.8 39.6 39.7 39.1 39.3 38.3

Korea, South 39.7 40.3 40.2 43.3 39.9 39.8 38.7 37.4 36.3 37.4 35.4 33.1 33.3 31.3

Ireland 39.1 43.6 43.1 42.6 37.0 40.8 42.9 50.6 46.3 50.6 49.7 54.7 54.5 50.0

France 35.9 30.5 40.4 29.1 25.0 28.0 17.5 18.9 26.0 25.9 30.6 27.1 16.8 17.9

Mexico 34.4 36.8 31.9 26.5 27.8 33.2 33.4 35.2 29.5 31.5 35.3 36.2 37.8 34.8

Thailand 33.3 33.3 29.6 28.0 27.9 31.4 29.3 27.5 29.7 26.8 28.5 26.0 39.7 37.2

India 32.7 32.5 34.5 35.8 38.8 41.5 41.8 42.2 39.3 38.8 38.5 38.2 34.6 32.5

Turkey 27.5 28.1 29.4 30.3 28.1 28.5 27.1 27.3 27.5 28.8 27.2 30.2 32.4 31.3

Poland 22.3 22.9 21.9 21.9 21.5 21.3 20.9 20.5 5.6 5.0 3.9 3.8 4.4 3.3

Italy 21.3 21.1 21.6 21.6 20.0 19.3 19.8 19.1 16.7 16.7 16.1 16.6 16.4 15.6

Netherlands 20.7 20.4 21.0 20.5 22.0 22.0 22.2 19.6 18.9 16.4 16.5 17.6 16.1 16.8

Egypt 19.4 18.9 19.4 14.3 14.9 14.5 12.7 11.5 17.3 18.6 18.5 18.5 19.1 16.9

Belgium 17.4 17.3 17.4 16.9 17.2 17.7 17.8 17.9 15.7 15.7 15.8 15.4 14.5 15.5

Israel 16.8 13.8 15.1 14.5 16.9 16.2 15.5 16.6 18.1 19.0 19.1 19.4 17.4 16.9

Colombia 16.0 17.3 17.2 18.3 18.3 17.9 16.4 13.3 11.8 12.0 11.5 11.3 11.5 11.4

Sweden 15.7 15.2 15.5 15.3 14.4 12.7 12.5 12.5 16.4 13.0 12.7 12.5 12.6 12.4

Australia 15.4 16.3 13.7 12.8 12.3 12.5 12.1 12.2 9.9 9.0 8.4 5.8 8.1 7.8

Spain 13.7 13.7 13.1 13.1 12.3 12.8 11.6 11.1 5.5 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.2

Chile 12.5 12.4 12.1 12.4 12.8 12.9 13.4 14.2 14.3 14.7 15.1 15.5 15.2 15.2

Norway 12.3 12.1 8.5 7.3 7.6 7.1 11.3 11.1 28.7 28.3 27.5 26.2 21.1 21.9

Philippines 11.3 11.7 11.7 11.4 11.4 11.9 10.9 11.2 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.4 12.6 11.6

Malaysia 11.0 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.9 12.5 12.4 11.7 12.3 11.6 10.6 8.4 8.0

All Other 147.4 150.6 153.8 158.0 159.4 161.0 163.7 162.5 136.4 139.0 136.6 142.4 147.7 147.0

48 posted on 03/31/2010 10:56:06 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (VP Biden on Obamacare's passage: "This is a big f-ing deal". grumpygresh: "Repeal the f-ing deal")
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To: Owl_Eagle
Even better:

WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET?!

49 posted on 03/31/2010 10:57:06 AM PDT by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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To: a fool in paradise

Does this card offer bonuses for flight school enrollment?


50 posted on 03/31/2010 11:01:42 AM PDT by SoggyBottomBoys
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To: VRWCmember

“And our community travels a lot,” Mr. Kalair said.”

Yep, and worse yet it is many times a one way trip.


51 posted on 03/31/2010 11:02:40 AM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: SoggyBottomBoys

You earn 72 virgins quicker with FEWER frequent flier miles.


52 posted on 03/31/2010 11:03:46 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (VP Biden on Obamacare's passage: "This is a big f-ing deal". grumpygresh: "Repeal the f-ing deal")
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To: Charles Martel

GEEZ Charles... I laughed so damned hard I coughed up the tar from a cigarette that I smoke back in 72’!


53 posted on 03/31/2010 11:03:49 AM PDT by SoggyBottomBoys
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To: Charles Martel

Sign up for this card
You pay no interest
The first 500 get
A free suicide vest


54 posted on 03/31/2010 11:03:55 AM PDT by outhousepatrol
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Um....American Express has had this for ages.

Perhaps they object to the term “American?”


55 posted on 03/31/2010 11:04:47 AM PDT by GatorGirl (Eschew Socialism!)
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To: VRWCmember

MC also gets the float on the money deposited——the infidels still get interest.


56 posted on 03/31/2010 11:05:33 AM PDT by achilles2000 (Shouting "fire" in a burning building is doing everyone a favor...whether they like it or not)
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To: Charles Martel

“Mujahid Card...It’s everywhere you want to Jihad!”


57 posted on 03/31/2010 11:11:57 AM PDT by hawkboy
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Bad headline. The offering company is simply a member of MasterCard.


58 posted on 03/31/2010 11:13:16 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Voter62vb
True, but only the Latin terms are really authoritative.
59 posted on 03/31/2010 11:13:17 AM PDT by sthguard (The DNC theme song: "All You Need is Guv")
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To: Cyber Liberty

you get charged 95 cents per transaction.


60 posted on 03/31/2010 11:19:08 AM PDT by ronniesgal ( I miss George Bush. Hell, I miss Bill Clinton!!)
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