German Muslims Challenge Questioning of Visa Applicants

In Germany, the Central Council of Muslims is challenging a regulation imposed by the Democratic Christian/Liberal-controlled German Federal state of Baden-Wertenberg. It requires every foreigner applying for a visa who wants citizenship in the state to answer a questionnaire about religious beliefs. Reports this week in Expatica and from Presna Latina differed somewhat in details. Apparently the questions are submitted to every applicant, but special attention is given to those from any of the 57 countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference . Questions include ones such as, "Imagine that your adult son comes to you and says he is homosexual and plans to live with another man. How do you react?" Other questions include views on a wife obeying her husband; whether Muslim men are willing to be treated by female doctors in Germany; and views on forced marriage and changing religion. The state's Interior Ministry officials defend the questions, saying a segment of Muslim society in Germany does not view its faith as something which can conform to the nation's constitution.