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Sweden is moving away from cash, and some businesses will no longer accept it

Jul 17, 2017
Sweden is increasingly becoming a cashless society, but there are those who worry this trend will leave some people behind.
Cash in Sweden is on the way out. 
John Laurenson

Going cashless isn't the end of the world

Dec 15, 2011
Some people believe that as society uses less cash, we get closer to the End of Days. Tess Vigeland asks a priest whether we should be worried about credit cards and apps that allow you to spend freely without even opening your wallet.
What does the Book of Revelation really say about a cashless economy?
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