Suppose
there were a large group of U.S. citizens who followed a certain major
religion. All of these followers appear to be good citizens. However, a very
tiny minority have been performing egregious atrocities which have received
worldwide condemnation. What would be your feelings toward this group as a
whole? Here are a few scenarios from which to choose:
1) Do not allow any more followers of this religion to enter the United States. Normally we have not put up barriers to followers of a particular religion, but there is precedent for it. In 1939 the ship Saint Louis, carrying 937 Jewish passengers attempting to escape from Hitler’s Germany, was turned away. The ship returned to Europe, and 254 of the passengers became victims of Hitler’s final solution to “the Jewish problem.” The rest were allowed refuge by other European countries.
2) Sequester those followers
who are already here into relocation camps, as was done to American citizens of
Japanese ancestry during WWII.
3) Allow these people to immigrate to the United States provided they convert to an acceptable religion.
4) Do not allow followers of this religion access to areas where there is a high concentration of people, such as schools, churches, etc.
5) Change nothing. Continue as always.
After you have carefully considered your feelings about this situation, scroll down to the last paragraph.
1) Do not allow any more followers of this religion to enter the United States. Normally we have not put up barriers to followers of a particular religion, but there is precedent for it. In 1939 the ship Saint Louis, carrying 937 Jewish passengers attempting to escape from Hitler’s Germany, was turned away. The ship returned to Europe, and 254 of the passengers became victims of Hitler’s final solution to “the Jewish problem.” The rest were allowed refuge by other European countries.
3) Allow these people to immigrate to the United States provided they convert to an acceptable religion.
4) Do not allow followers of this religion access to areas where there is a high concentration of people, such as schools, churches, etc.
5) Change nothing. Continue as always.
After you have carefully considered your feelings about this situation, scroll down to the last paragraph.
The
hypothetical situation referred to is that of the Catholic religion and the egregious
actions of a minute number of priests regarding young boys. Would you like to
rethink your reactions?
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