Christians differ among themselves not only about how evangelism should be carried out, some would say by, say, mitzvot more than by words, but also on the, ah, destination of those who do not explicitly embrace Christianity in this life.
Also Catholics until a few decades ago considered themselves too much in a precarious minority status to call attentionto themselves. I was brought up Episcopalian and for many (most) of them the more spectacular and obtrusive types of evangelism just were "not done". I'm personally not much of a salesman. So there are cultural and personal differences.
And because I'm a convert to Catholicism, there are plenty of Christians who think, on that account, that you and I will be sharirng the same fire at the infernal marshmallow toasting.
It's hard to figure out this kind of thing in a pluralistic society.
It seems to me that when there is a vision of the teaching going out from Jerusalem ADDED to Paul's idea that much of what the Torah is is written on the hearts even of gentiles, and when one considers how easy it is to give offense when one ambles up to someone who is content and virtuous and says, "Hi, I'm now going to fix you. Just hold still a second ...." my personal approach is to try to be the best me I can, with constant appeals for Divine help, (without which, my best me isn't very good) and to look prayerfully for the divine word in everyone. (Was that sentence long enough for you?)
PLUS, if anyone is fool enough to ask me what I believe and why, and if there's enough Scotch, I'll give 'em an earful and then some.
I believe we agree more than we disagree.
As an aside, and I am reluctant to bring this up, there is something of a perpetual sensitivity built in to the identity of a Jew. Which in some ways don’t make sense, and the idea of belonging to the culture of victimhood is obviously distasteful, but though I no longer observe the religion, I take that identity seriously, and I believe I have ample reason to.
Spelling out why should be unnecessary. The sensitivity of which I speak should and must be managed carefully, otherwise one is looking for something where it probably doesn’t exist, and faux outrage does nobody any good.
I understand that a lot of people believe that everyone will burn in hell who doesn’t accept Jesus. And that’s fine, to a point. Being exposed to the articulated expression of that view becomes quite annoying over time. Such is a small price to pay for living in a free society. I do have the right to be irritated by it, and to express that irritation.
Coulter either doesn’t consider how her words may be used against her by those only interested in that pursuit, or she doesn’t care. At this point I’m inclined to believe the latter.
But that’s because I happen to believe most people are better served...keeping their spirituality to themselves.