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I agree with this part of your post. I just think you overstated it slightly in the previous one.
I think that proselytising to tribal natives who don't know anything about Western religion is wrong. I think that forcing people to follow your scripture, either by threats or bribery (such as with some third world aid) is very wrong. But I think that approaching an intelligent person in the first world with full control of their senses and telling them about your religion is merely annoying, nothing more.
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Pretty much, Nathan.
I feel prompted also to mention that some people would also argue that this is precisely what ET civilizations have done in our past; stepping in as "gods" demanding to be worshiped, and thenceforth setting up a sort of 'archetype' early on in our evolution of "worshiping gods." Possible? Probable? Provable? Perhaps. It would be similar to 'proselytizing to tribal natives' in a way; profoundly altering our Human frame of reference.
A lot of folk might immediately tune out when their eyes scan over "ET" but it is an interesting thought for me.