www.baha'i.org

So, I asked a friend of mine if he knew of any religious websites or any religions that used the internet well, and his resounding answer was Baha’i. He told me about how on his mission in Italy he ran into quite a few members of the Baha’i faith, and they always gave him pamphlets directing him to their website (pass-along cards anyone?). Their fliers also had descriptions of specific places to click on the website to find certain answers.
I looked into what their church believes about missionary work, and on the official Baha’I website it said, “Baha’is are enjoined to take individual initiative in teaching the Baha'i Faith to others. However, the Faith forbids any form of psychological pressure or material inducements to effect conversion, based on a profound belief that each person has the right and responsibility to investigate the truth for him or herself.” It also says, “each Baha’I has the duty to share the faith with others but forbids the practice of proselytism.”
Okay, so if you’re a church that doesn’t believe in pushing people into your religion, what better tool could you ask for than the internet? Members can refer people there, and in the comfort of their own home they can learn about teachings, and get connected to members in their area. I hopped onto the website, http://www.bahai.org/, and I’m going to be honest I think it’s one of the best engineered religious websites I’ve ever seen (even trumping our beloved lds.org in the visually appealing category).
Gee, wouldn’t the LDS religion be different if we proselyted this way- how do you think it would affect us? Are there other religions that could benefit from an internet dependent system? As the world becomes more technologically dependent, will interaction through the internet become more of an advantage?
And as for connecting over the internet: Are there downsides of a system that connects to people with a database rather than with personal discussion? Do you think members are likely to be more active because no one pushed them into it, or less so because they found it in casual searching or because of some other channel –related issue?