julieruble
All I want to say is that this is a very offensive, generalized view of Christian missionaries that I think is probably only true in the minority of cases. For all the missionaries I've met, "forcing" has nothing to do with it, and the provision of care and food is out of love and a desire to serve others.
I'm not arguing that missions are the "right thing" to do, although I do think that... you can go ahead and think that you shouldn't seek to proselytize, but you shouldn't assume that the work of missionaries is bribery. At least in all the missions I've heard of, the services are given freely and lovingly, as is the news about the joy they've found and want others to find in Christ. Whether or not the people choose to accept Christ has nothing to do with the desire of the missionaries to serve them.
Like I said, I can't say ALL missions are like this, but I have had experience with an awful lot of them, and I haven't seen any where bribery and coercion were used yet.
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