A national group of Christian lawyers is appealing to church leaders to join them in lobbying against the bankruptcy reform bill introduced by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Ia.The lawyers say the legislation runs contrary to the forgiveness of debt and charity required by the Bible
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In response, Grassley said Congress could not be bound by biblical mandates because "the Constitution does not provide for a theocracy.
""I can't listen to Christian lawyers because I would be imposing the Bible on a diverse population," Grassley said.
"I'll bet those lawyers wouldn't want us to impose the principles of forgiving debt every seven years. If that were the law, nobody would loan them money."
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The attorneys said objective studies have shown that families file for bankruptcy because they have been driven to do so. Link
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