• Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    17 hours ago

    I think you’re conflating things here — the faith bit is just that those running the scheme are flouting their religion. The scheme itself is designed to look like a cooperative, where everyone shares the costs, without it somehow being labeled gambling or socialism.

    The base concept is sound; it’s the window dressing and the actual operation of the scheme that’s twisted.