Question 335: How Far May People Be Compelled To Accept Christianity?

Answer:

It is the mission of believers to preach the Gospel to all nations, but this does not imply the employment of force to compel a people to adopt the Christian religion against their will. In our own land, freedom of worship is guaranteed under the constitution. Any attempt to force the adoption of a religion would be a violation of the constitution. Lawful persuasion may be used and there is of course, no bar to discussion but the individual and the community must be left wholly free. The attempt to force religion upon any people and specially to force it upon any nation as such with the ultimate end in view of establishing a religious power in the State or nation is in conflict with Moshiach's own declaration that His Kingdom is "not of this world."