Health Insurance Is Illegal Gambling, Says Muslim Body

Everyone's favorite Muslims at the Islamic Fiqh Academy in India recently decided that health insurance is not simply a bunch of baloney, but it's also asin and immoral. "Representatives from around 300 Madrasas, including Darul Uloom Deoband, Jamiat Islami participated in the three-day meet, where they reached a conclusion that seeking insurance cover was only another form of gambling," and this is why Barack Obama cannot bring himself to offer a universal plan. [ Economic Times ]