Freedom of speech or harassment? Fliers about hell posted in Lexington neighborhood

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Fliers containing a message about heaven and hell were taped to cars and homes in a neighborhood off Armstrong Mill Road late Sunday or early Monday.

Lexington police were trying to determine whether it was a case of freedom of speech or harassment.

The flier talks about heaven and hell but the message isn't from the Bible. It reads, in part, "but for the disobedient and ungodly when they die they shall suffer hell for 3 days and each day shall be like 1000 years of weeping and gnashing of teeth."

The message goes on to say: "You have been weighed, you have been measured and you are found wanting."

Investigators say they are still trying to figure out who left the fliers.

"We had several people come who wanted to discuss with us how to be saved and we said we werent interested, we had our own denomination and we are very happy with it and then this is what I woke up to," explained neighbor Dee Penrod.

Pastor Patricia Kennedy says she also found a flier posted on her home.

"You want to do a door to door or talk to people. You don't come in during the middle of the night and post those on peoples' doors. God wants us to be wise. So we have to be wise in what we do even in ministry," she said.

Kennedy told WKYT that she believes there is a heaven and a hell. However, she says how she shares those beliefs is sometimes just as important as the message itself, which is why she finds the flyers left during the night so offensive.

According to police, the case would cross from freedom of speech to harassment if specific threats were made. Officers are still investigating.

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Freedom of speech or harassment? Fliers about hell posted in Lexington neighborhood