proselytization

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“An exemption that requires proselytization or exclusive service of co-religionists establishes a preference for certain religions,” Justice Sotomayor said, calling it a “paradigmatic form of denominational discrimination.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Judaism, unlike Islam and Christianity, has no tradition of proselytization.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Most of the disaster victims I spoke to in New Mexico did not experience direct proselytization, and those who did had no complaints about it.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023

Much of the burden of proselytization then shifted to converted Indigenous people, who could access the uncontacted more freely.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2021

Roxann Dawson’s faith-based film, “Breakthrough,” tells the story of John’s miraculous ordeal with an unassuming simplicity, focusing on the harrowing details of the case without an overreliance on proselytization.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2019