Shogun solution

Submitted by Vivarto (Israel), Apr 5, 2017 at 03:53

I once saw a movie Shogun based on the novel by the same name. In that movie The Shogun banned Christians from entering Japan. All Europeans before entering Japan had to step on the cross. The fanatical Spaniards could not get themselves to do that, on the other hand the practical and rather secular Dutch, without any hesitation stepped on the cross and entered. This in granted the Dutch an interesting position where they would buy silver in Japan, sell it in China, buy silk in China and sell it in Japan, making huge profits, as at that time China and Japan had no relations and were at war with each other.

My point is that just asking Muslims about their beliefs is not good enough. A test should be something that is emotionally difficult for them to do. Perhaps not stepping on the Quran, but a public declaration like: "I consider Muhammad's marriage to a 6 year old girl to be reprehensible and I condemn the Prophet Muhammad in the strongest terms for doing such thing!" Or alternately condemning any other of his crimes, e.g. beheading Banu Quraiza Jews in Medina, raping Safiah, Reyhana, and several other war prisoners who's husbands he has killed, or keeping Mariam as his sex slave. Or they could condemn Quran for advocating crucifixion and cutting off feet and hands on opposite sides.

Ideally they should be doing all of this before getting a visa. After such test they should be welcome to enter a civilized country. Maybe they pasport could be stamped proving that they have passed the test of civilization.

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