As well as folk music, I am a lover of late renaissance polyphony. Much of the music and art before 1800 is religion-based because that's where the money was. I have a low regard for Pope Marcellus because he changed the direction of choral music away from polyphony toward the simpler form of Bach and the Baroque masters. He objected to polyphonic masses because they required professional singers and the parishioners could not understand the lyrics. This has nothing to do with the subject of this thread, but I excuse myself because others are wandering as well.
Getting back to the subject, I reiterate my dislike of proselytizing missionaries, but I appreciate much that those interested only in helping people have done. This thread should be concerned with missionaries, not the right to practice the religion of your choice. Are missionaries terrorists? I think not; misguided but not terrorists and useful if they help but do not force their beliefs on those they help. Posts like Paul's may change my mind, however. He is as frightening as the current local bishop and his crew who suggested excommunication for one of our local representatives in Parliament (Canada) because he supports a woman's right to choose and was the marshall of the local gay parade.
Wandering again, Joe's mention of the stories about nuns reminds me of the irreverance (downright blasphemous!) shown by some students towards the teaching nuns and priests in my home town, which was largely Catholic when I was young. Some of the teachers were threatening and strict, but terrorists? No. One had terrific aim with an ink well when he was provoked. I also remember the young apprentice Franciscans (forget what they were called) who went over the wall at night to partake of the pleasures indulged in by we heathens and protestants.