To the editor:

I realize that this zombie thing is not something new in Lawrence, or maybe at a recent Royals game, but I find the public display of gore and horror very distasteful and repugnant. I especially abhor the impression these displays and attitudes have on children. Don’t we get enough of the ugly part of who we are as humanity in real life (the world including Lawrence)?

Why do we want to make it a fun thing? Why should attention be given in the news, our community or at a Royals game to these public displays?  Why do public officials, the media or family-oriented baseball teams promote these bizarre observances? The Apostle Paul says in Philippians 4:8 that “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”