These proselytizers, it seemed, were an even greater pain in the neck for him than for me, for they prejudiced the acceptability of all Christian activities in Nepal. But we believe in doing good works, first and foremost. If some of the people who get to know us, and understand who we are, want to join us in the Christian faith, we let them do so quietly. But we don't press anybody. We impress by the example of what we do.
Nothing succeeds like success.
I believe humanists should not try to avoid confrontation with true believers when it is thrust on us, but we also need to set a positive example, by doing good things that make a difference, like Father Moran. We'll pick up a lot more waverers that way, and who knows, eventually some of the true believers may come around as well. Even if they don't, we can expect their descendants to show more sense. This conversion to rationality from superstition is, after all, a generational thing, and it will take time to run its course.