of its emphasis on the consent of the hearer. Whereas suggestion allows for passive acceptance or rejection of an idea, coercion refuses responses that are contrary to its desired result. Both revel in intellectual blindness, but the latter insists on absolute compliance to all petitions. Homiletical persuasion should protect the freedom of individuals to receive or reject the message they hear. Bormann correctly differentiates, “Coercion restricts choice. If you are forced to do something, your