Forced Conversion

A forced conversion is the religious conversion or acceptance of a philosophy against the will of the subject, often with the threatened consequence of earthly penalties or harm. These consequences range from job loss and social isolation to incarceration, torture or death.

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Famous quotes containing the words forced and/or conversion:

    With all of my power of living
    I am forced to lie on the floor.
    John Ashbery (b. 1927)

    The conversion of a savage to Christianity is the conversion of Christianity to savagery.
    George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)