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Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services (www.friendlyatheist.com)

submitted 4 days ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/atheism@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50041395

There’s now, apparently, an epidemic of Christians who get on planes and begin preaching when they know they finally have a captive audience. Evangelist Whitney Lynn, one of the more notorious culprits of this, even said as much in a recent TikTok post: “I just love a captive audience.”

The fact that the sermons are unwanted doesn’t bother the evangelists at all because, for once, they have an audience that can’t walk away. And the hope that strangers might convert outweighs any concern that they’ll conclude Christians are lunatics.

There’s unfortunately very little airline staff can do to stop this. While there are rules regarding passengers who are disobedient or belligerent, preaching doesn’t necessarily cross a line. Flight attendants can politely ask them to stop, but I have yet to see any examples of plane preachers getting kicked off flights because they wouldn’t shut up.

Which means we’re just stuck with the possibility Christians may hijack a flight with their voices.

How is this not being belligerent? What if this was a MAGAt doing this (probably already is)?

If anything, this seems like a quick way for a fellow passenger to get annoyed and punch out the disruptive preacher. If this happened on a plane I was on, I'd clap for the person who decked the preacher. It really says something about how this "religion" is dying off if thos is a tactic they're resorting to.

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[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This shit happens all the time in the American South. Someone wants attention and they start ranting about their imaginary friend and everybody has to maintain kayfabe.

I don't know what I'd do in this situation, maybe say "oh give it a rest", or start singing "Ænema" or "Yellow Submarine".

But then they'd tell me singing was disruptive and let the loon keep honking. So glad I left the US for good.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Probably "Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar La Ilaha Ilallah Wallahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Wa Lillahil Hamd"

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Good idea, mashallah.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago

Jesus didn't even brag about his Honda, meanwhile these guys are showing off a blimmin' airplane.
smh my head

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'd definitely ask for my money back from the airline. It would be all I could do to restrain myself from using the high-school military school voice to tell them to shut up, and if I did what that Christian school taught me I must do to be heard

yell loud enough to ring ears and shake walls

I'd end up being the bad guy and I'd be arrested when the plane lands. In other words, the preachers are making for a hostile flying experience. Time for refunds. Let the airlines collect from the preachers. If they want to preach to people involuntarily, then they can pay us to listen to them, they can buy the airline ticket.

[–] Aceofspades@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago

I never fly without headphones.

[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

If you do this, on my flight, you have enabled PvP.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago

[–] honesthenery@thelemmy.club 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

STFU gawd damn what a fucking circus... I want a free ticket. Eat all the food... roll around on the ground talking in evangical gibrish. 🤪 blalalalal balalalal

[–] honesthenery@thelemmy.club 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Like we haven't heard about jesus. At least she ain't sellin AI

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 3 days ago

what about AI jesus?

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Seems like something I'd expect to see on a Spirit flight.

I'd probably retaliate by playing a recording at high volume of a sermon from one of the Orthodox religions in a foreign language or maybe a multi-hour Buddhist chant.

Or the entire album of Chantmania.