So did we move in the right direction?
How did that happen?
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Yes, forced conversions to Christianity were commonplace as recently as the 1950s in Australia. Children were abducted by the Aboriginal Services workers and enrolled in Christian schools where they were punished for speaking any of the many Aboriginal tongues,They were forced to attend Christian church and were punished if they started talking about the dreamtime and pointing the bone and such. The same happened in Canada in the US.
Why was this stopped?
Because the UN Charter outlawed colonialist practices like this. The leaders eventually prevented churches from abducting native children.