Beatle sighs and drinks his milk while watching a bunch of students listening to one of his appointed teachers telling his students to tell his students it is a requirement to go to mass every Sunday.
Beatle smirks upon listening to the teacher.
"You must tell me which time you prayed, which area you prayed, and why you prayed. You must place it in a notebook, handwritten."
Beatle's eye twitches.
Later...
"You're fired," said Beatle, stirring his milk and drinking it. "You insult me."
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"What? Why? I have been teaching for 80 years, sir."
"And your teachings insult me. Leave."
"Why?"
"You... made prayer to me an obligation. To my God an obligation. You made their... religion an obligation. It insults their autonomy."
"Of course! It is kindness! I offer you kindness. I offer you more followers..."
"I don't want more followers doing it that way. Prayer's freedom is a kindness given to God himself. Free... will... And you've insulted me by taking away their autonomy to do a single act."
"But it is Law!"
"Laws are made to avoid all evil. Not praying may be evil, but it does not break any true moral code, for usually, Man prays only a little time in their lives. The man who prays all the time, misers or maddens. So, how can not praying be evil? It is not evil. It is an option to pray. And an option it will be. Never force anyone to follow. It shatters one's autonomy."
"Forgive me. I'll be better."
"Fine. I'll go hire this new you, I guess."
"Wait, so I'm not fired?"
"I fired that version of you. Now, be better. You may leave."