If we have to have a faith-based initiative, one that does not allow proselytism on the taxpayer's dime and that is free of religious discrimination, it's better than one that does these things.
In the two weeks since her appearance, one cabinet official has accused her of "proselytism" on behalf of the Islamic State; another has chastised her for promoting "political Islam". Charlie Hebdo, France's beloved satirical newspaper, depicted her on its cover as a doddering monkey.
And then the problem is, obviously, the suspicion of politico-religious proselytism one cannot avoid harboring concerning a regime that, after all, makes no secret of its support for the most rigid currents of Islam.
Pope Francis assured Scalfari that it was not his intention to proselytize -- "proselytism is solemn nonsense," the pontiff announced.
PUERTO AYACUCHO, Venezuela — Three years after President Hugo Chávez expelled American missionaries from the Venezuelan Amazon, accusing them of using proselytism of remote tribes as a cover for espionage, resentment is festering here over what some tribal leaders say was official negligence that led to the deaths of dozens of indigenous children and adults.
Objections in Congress to the Bush initiative focused not so much on the obvious danger -- using public funds for proselytism -- as on the question of discrimination in employment policies.
But the government is firmly opposed to additional scenes FARC leaders engaged in "armed proselytism" like the one that raised an uproar last month in the town of El Conejo, dealing a huge blow to the talks.
Contacts with India were sufficiently sustained for Hindu proselytism to spread, leading to the "Indianization of Fu Nan," as Miss Tingley puts it.
The Court clarified that Article 9(1) does not protect improper proselytism, such as when one offers material or social advantages to entice another to adopt certain religious beliefs, or when one applies improper pressure with a view to gaining new members for a religious group.
All members actively participate in evangelization, both personally (family, friends and professional associates) and with the church (door-to-door, proselytism under the big tent and on public squares, "mission weeks" which follow a tightly planned program).
It is significant that after 500 years of systematic proselytism the rejection of this aspect of the West is one of the defining characteristics of indigenous spiritual identity and renewal.
