My private theory was always that they weren't really seeking to convert but to be converted, Richard. The trick is to look as sultry as possible and invite them in for a "coffee".

Actually the gentleman who appeared at the door was accompanied by a woman whom he introduced as his wife, and while I'm not above attempting sultriness now and again, it didn't really seem worth the bother on this occasion.

Do you think they work to commission? 10% of every soul they bring to God.

As people have said elsewhere before, doubt can be an important part of belief(whether it be atheism or christianity).

Commitment to what though?  Commitment to working away at one's uncertainty as much as one feels is reasonable, or commitment to coming back out and having reassured belief in X, Y and Z?

EDIT:
Oh, Steve Jobs is OFFICIALLY unchristian.  After his $200 decrease in the price of iPhones announced last week, when he came under the fire of early adopters who had paid a rather higher price, he caved in and offered them all $100-dollar vouchers.

It should be pointed out that this pope has also stated that the Roman Catholic Church is the one true church that is eternal and without error.
Even the ones for which they've apologised passed off as unfortunate incidents.
There are a few suggestions in the Gospels that Jesus was a big fan of secularism.
Not sure it's a war on secularism that Rowan Williams (I'm unable to think of him without recalling a civic service in Gloucester Cathedral, where the intercessor prayed for 'our archbishop [beat, then ffcon calore] WOWAN') is suggesting. War is too aggressive for him. Possibly 'a jolly good talking too and then some theological discussion in a round-table situation'.

And it's not a proper refutation of his points to say that it was worse when the Church had more power (though it undoubtedly was), because it's like that old Labour chestnut of knocking back criticism from Tories by saying that 'it was worse when you were in power therefore your point is worthless' (WHY WHY WHY does that have any currency at all?). It's quite possible that the different faith groups in the country can assist in a healthy secular society (and can help remodel a 'broken' society - not into a 'healed' society but a healthy diverse one) but I think that there's definitely a case to be made for those groups to examine their histories in a critical and open fashion, and for sweeping reforms into outdated, unfair, inefficient, etc. practices/hierarchies/laws particularly where money and power are concerned, and particularly where they are in direct opposition to the practices of the cornerstone of said faith.

Whether it is anything to do with 'religion' or not, and whether it might be happening without a 'religious' motivation, I don't know, but I am just humbled and lost in admiration for the courage of the Buddhist monks who have taken it upon themselves to stand up to the military Government in Burma and possibly lose everything in the process. I think they deserve our gratitude and support whatever our views on religion happen to be.