I'm Not Kidding

What we have here is a couple of cropped photos of a church 'marquee'. It's about a mile or so from where I live. Apparently this is the supposed result of their "Hell Night", an event that is the annual evangelistic 'out-reach' of that church, on October 31. So, this seems to represent the sum total of 'souls', out of whom the hell has been scared - which, being translated, means they have been "saved". I am confident that God has a decidedly different concept of "salvation". Salvation, in a true sense, defines a scenario in which "the hell" does not return. An actual count of "salvations" is impossible for anyone except God. I'm wondering, since these "salvations" largely occurred on Saturday night, how much the church attendance rolls were swelled on Sunday morning. Its not likely that attendance increased by 2474, but then, it is likely that a large number of lost souls were inoculated against the gospel. They, in a manner of speaking, got their ticket to heaven punched - so they're good to go.
Otherwise, they soon come to realize that they were emotionally manipulated to 'make a decision' that was simply born of that emotional manipulation. They soon realize that nothing enduring occurred, so they assume that there is no possibility that "salvation" can be a reality. So, so much for "religion" - thanks, but no thanks. Didn't do a thing for me, except temporarily 'scare the hell out of me'. Freddy Kreuger serves just as well, if you please.
Note that the number of supposed "salvations" was posted, without any necessity for giving evidence of true repentance and faith. Noses were counted, that's all. That river runs a mile wide and an inch deep. Well, maybe a half inch. Sad.
I'm reminded of the adage, "short term gain, long term loss." Also, "what you win them with is what you win them to".