Well, this thread began with the stated premise, "If it is accurate to view terrorism as an assault on the life and culture of a target people . . ." The short answer is, the premise is wrong, so whatever follows is wrong. Words mean what they are used to mean. "Terrorism" does not mean anything unless it involves violence, and trying to expand it to include missionary activity is a perversion of language. Properly put, the question is "is it wrong to try to convince other people of the merit of your own beliefs, where it may change their customary way of life in an undesarable way"? My answer would be, "No, it isn't wrong not unless you do it by force and fraud."

It's true that missionaries often use force and fraud. But that isn't unique to missionaries.

So no, GUEST, it isn't "terrorism."