The flyer was probably not a direct threat, and this woman is probably over-reacting. I've been trying to find a copy of the flyer on the net, but haven't succeeded. I did see the cover of it.
By publicizing this, though, she has done a good deed for everyone. It's about time these anti-everything creeps get a little public notice.
I mean, I can tell them how disgusted I am at their silliness, but there's nothing like a little publicity to shine a light on their nonsense.
There are ways to attract people to your church that actually work. A nice young couple stopped by my wife and my house shortly after we moved into it. They were from the neighborhood Lutheran church. They came to the door with a freshly-baked coffee cake, welcomed us to the neighborhood, and gave us some literature about the church they attend. Even though we do not attend church, we thanked them very graciously, said we'd enjoy the coffee cake and would read their literature. We did read it. It seems like a very nice church, full of very nice people.
The anti-halloween flyer guy wouldn't have gotten the same response, I bet. Angry people don't generally gain followers, except for other angry people. There's danger in that.
So, the publicity about these creeps is a good thing.
This country has always been okay with the Biblical message, whether someone agrees or disagrees.
The tolerant folks seem so intolerant these days.
If the person who left the flyer broke the law or was even out of line with the history of this country, I would like to see the evidence. This is nonsense.
I know that even though our church does not promote halloween, and in fact strongly encourages against it, they would not go around dropping fliers on peoples doors about it. They might send out fliers inviting people of the neighborhood to an alternative celebration at the church, but the purpose would be to make people feel welcome, not tick them off.
Sadly, too many people, even with good intentions, do not think all the way through on things sometimes.