They are exactly right though. It is definitely their wanton evil practices that cause their problems.
Sounds like they are getting a bit Elijah on the baal worshippers!
1st Kings
Chapter 18, verse 40
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
I appreciate your citing of the O.T. In those days it was necessary, happened frequently and in some, if not most cases. God commanded it.
Fortunately for us, Jesus was born, fulfilled the law and preached more peaceful ways. He told his disciples that if people wouldn’t receive His message to shake the dust from them and leave that place.
God bless you and those you love as we celebrate His birth.