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Wishful thinking is not a procedure

Reader comment on item: The Liverpool Bomber and Fake Muslim Conversion to Christianity

Submitted by Jeff (United States), Nov 21, 2021 at 21:52

"A spokesman for Liverpool Cathedral, the Times further reports, said that it has procedures in place to test the genuine intentions of asylum seekers who convert."

Looks like your procedures don't work.

"The Daily Telegraph adds that Swealmeen "was seen at his local mosque every day during Ramadan in April [2021]..."

Something of a red flag there.

"Associates claimed they believed Al Swealmeen was only interested in converting to Christianity because he believed it would assist his asylum claim."

Those procedures don't include talking to associates?

How do we prevent pious frauds? This is literally a deadly serious question. Step one? Not hurling insults (like hater, racist or Islamophobe) at anyone who simply sees a potential problem and reasonably expects his elected leaders to prudently address it. Actual leaders don't settle for procedures that don't work, even when the stakes are much, much lower. And wanting to prevent the bombing of a women's hospital (or crowded concert hall, or marathon finish line) is not an act of hate. Quite the opposite.

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2His Wife? [14 words]AnonNov 24, 2021 05:46276799
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Descendancy of Belief More Relevant in Middle East Than in Areas of Conquest [152 words]M ToveyNov 24, 2021 16:37276767
2Regarding the Muslim who orchestrated a fake conversion to Christianity [171 words]PrashantNov 22, 2021 01:08276750
1Wishful thinking is not a procedure [171 words]JeffNov 21, 2021 21:52276743
5from the Hadith, Mohammed's examples for all Muslims to follow [10 words]Joan WarnerNov 21, 2021 11:57276733
1The more your research Islam, the more your mind gets warped. [760 words]PrashantNov 24, 2021 02:59276733
1Deceit in War is Endemic - Not Its Only Malfeasance [293 words]M ToveyNov 24, 2021 13:07276733
1Prashant: Joel Hayward! [91 words]dhimmi no moreNov 24, 2021 14:13276733
3Subterfuge [40 words]Barry BlackNov 21, 2021 10:31276731
The Conundrum of Faith - If It is Real or Not - NO External Human Assurances [414 words]M ToveyNov 21, 2021 05:41276725
Witness for Persecution - Rebirth in Jesus Christ NOT Merely Conversion [177 words]M ToveyNov 22, 2021 10:42276725
5Conversions after migration should not be acceptable criteria [84 words]DaveNov 21, 2021 05:29276723
Can we etch this statement in black granite and post it all over [94 words]PrashantNov 22, 2021 00:36276723
1They won't last long [31 words]DaveNov 22, 2021 12:04276723

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