Even if global domination sneaks occasionally into their wildest fantasies, no world leader needs to take the threat of mass conversion at the point of the sword seriously.
The posthumous son of a German baker, Beissel experienced a religious conversion at the age of 27 and migrated to America in 1720.
But the criticism is also levied at those in hard hats, work boots and ripped Levis – in which case I just walked past a whole group of "too gay" workmen doing a loft conversion at the top of my road.
Last month the high court ordered that a consultation must take place before the DfE can proceed with academy conversion at the Warren – under current legislation there's no obligation to do so.
Twelve months ago, Quins were fortunate to beat Wasps by a point, after Andy Goode missed a conversion at the death, and lost at home to Northampton six days later.
While at 190 The Strand, a luxury flat will undergo a strange conversion at the hands of installation artist Nina Beier, drawing attention to how we create and perform images of our lifestyles.
I worked at Mixmag for five years, a die-hard indie fan who had a Damascene conversion at the age of 20 in the unlikely setting of a rave on Margate pier.
But such conversions usually take place quietly, even in an organized fashion, and the unusual furor surrounding the latest case stems partly from the brash manner of her conversion at the hands of a divisive local politician, Mian Mitho.
In 1980, a Cameri Theater production in Tel Aviv cut the reference to Shylock's forced conversion at the play's end — an increasingly religious Israel could not stomach the assimilation.
Their lone loss — a 26-25 defeatoto Miami, the eventual national champion — came after the Seminoles failed on a 2-point conversion at the end of the game.
