I've been watching this discussion (here and elsewhere) all day.

And I think there is a major disconnect. https://twitter.com/bethanyshondark/status/1328474452183703557

For Christians, evangelizing is a core part of their belief.

Muslims too. In Islamic dogma, da’wa means “to invite people to Islam.” They call people to embrace the faith proclaimed by Muhammad, as described in the Quran (Q 3:104; 3:110; 16:125; 41:33).

Most other religions (Baháʼí Faith being an exemption) have no such history of converting people.

Hindus, Jews, etc actually traditionally made it very hard to convert into their religion. This is still true in some ways (though some Hindus have started opening up completely).

Now, is the act of proselytism, in itself, bigoted?

Lot of people think so. Jews obviously were threatened with conversion from both Christians and Muslims for centuries.

And in India, the Muslim invasion did something similar.

Many countries now actually outlaw proselytism or evangelizing, for this very reason.

But it is all about perspective. Evangelical Christians trying to convert Indians, for example, are coming from a point of love and goodness...from a certain point of view.

This is one of those religious issues that I don't think can be reconciled. I see the positives and negatives on all sides, but I don't think most people are going to give it much thought.

In general? Non Christians and Muslims view it as a negative.