Secular assimilation in the Netherlands.(movie on homosexuality shown to immigrants)(Brief article)

"Two men kissing in a park and a topless woman bather are featured in a film that will be shown to would-be immigrants to the Netherlands," reported the March 12 Times of London. "The reactions of applicants--including Muslims--will be examined to see whether they accept the country's liberal attitudes."

The film is just one facet of a Dutch immigration crackdown that was prompted by the 2004 murder of leftist filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim radical. Prime Minister Hans Peter Balkenende's "center-fight" government believes that "the tests will provide an objective way of assessing the suitability of applicants by gauging how well prepared they are to make the transition to Dutch life and their willingness to ...