Something that is lacking in this matter is common sense. How anyone can equate men giving out Bibles with child molesters stretches credulity. If our society has a problem with child molesters, it is because the penalty for such crimes is insufficiently harsh. It is also because the social and cultural leaders of our society abandoned the old standards of morality and decency as "Victorian" and "repressive" and promoted amorality and permissiveness in sexual matters. Neither of these problems are corrected by stopping Gideons from distributing Bibles.
Preventing people from giving out Bibles on public property is at best an instance of brainless "zero tolerance" policy at best or a deliberate attempt to suppress freedom of speech and religion at worst.
Okay, so the next person standing on the sidewalk, parked in a no park zone, refusing requests to move, handing out free candy to our children should be allowed to continue to foster a relationship with them? It is already hard enough to explain that not all bad people are ugly or scary looking. (when explaining strangers) Not all people handing out bibles necessarily have good intentions. Apparently modeling Christian behavior and following the law is less important than screaming "religious intolerance' Um, if you knew our town, we are some of the most tolerant people. We live in harmony with the wide array of people that live here and visit. We are just a small town atmosphere.