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.
*Edit: if I were the flight crew, I’d start by asking the passenger to sit down. If they didn’t I’d warn the passenger with something like:
Ma’am, you are continuing to be being a disruption despite being told you knock it off. You can either sit down and be quiet, or you will be sat down and quieted. Please take your seat.
Then if they still insited, I’d either have an air marshall “take care of them” them, or I would.
I wonder what would happen if a Muslim tried to do this
four country idiots will yell “let’s roll” and pretend they are heroes. then get invited to the white house for mcdonalds.
I’m pretty sure duct tape would be involved.
Yeah, if some brown dude gets up on an airplane and starts shouting out prayers to Allah, he’d be attacked immediately. I see no reason to respond differently just because it’s a white woman and Jesus.
don’t have to go that far. just them praying quitely to god by themselves would get the plane an Air Force 1 lvl escort.
This is a reminder to loudly play Disney music from your phone before you commit a felony so you at least aren’t generating content for them.
really good idea to start blasting music. Uh, maybe not Disney, though.
The DOOM soundtrack would be more appropriate, but Disney music stops them from being able to monetize it.
Ooooohhhhh, understood. Maybe an audiobook of The Lord of the Rings? 😂 or… What about that sweet South Asia version of Whole New World? Would that work?
No, you want Disney specifically because you want their high-powered attack-dog lawyers to work in your favor.
And the hope that strangers might convert outweighs any concern that they’ll conclude Christians are lunatics.
Who the fuck do they think is going to convert by being forcibly subjected to that? On the contrary. I would imagine that they’re more likely to cause other Christians to have second thoughts.
Forcibly subjected got us to where we are today. It works.
It’s less about converting others and more about imposing their religion on to others to assert power
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.
100% if someone got up preaching Islam or Satan, they’d get kicked off and put on the no fly list.
Classic case of “Fascism? Sorry, nothing we can do.”
theres nothing they can do cause shes white and christian.
Get a muslim imam up there and I bet you they divert the airplane and have a tactical squad ready at the gate.
They diverted some AA flight a couple of months ago because some guy’s phone alarm went off in his checked bag lmao.
Was that the guy who had the alarm set for prayer?
I think so yeah, afaik it was never confirmed but that’s what some outlets reported.
Airlines can put them on the no fly list and the problem is solved.
Also from google “the FAA enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy and can propose civil penalties exceeding $40,000 per violation for unruly behavior or refusing to obey crew instructions”
Airlines which choose not to do this are complicit with the obnoxious preachers.
Yet they treat the guy with “bombing kids isn’t self-defense” shirt like a terrorist but let this bullshit literally fly
Apparently Whitney needs a reminder:
1 Timothy 2:11-12
Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.
I like Matthew 6:5
“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Heckle them loudly. If talking loudly isn’t a bootable offense, making fun of the preacher and their lack of ability to entertain or hold an audience without force is a good starting point. Undercut their message by showing the lack of charity in their actions and what a good person would do: be respectful of others.
Just start loudly playing music over your phone speaker and encourage those around you to do the same
Women are allowed to preach now? Don’t they read their book?
Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. - 1 Timothy 2:9-10
Isnt denying women the right to preach basically what caused the baptist schism and lead to the southern baptist convention being formed.
The Southern Baptist Convention was formed because they wanted to keep doing slavery.
Can you imagine if a Muslim did this?
Yes, and whatever they were wearing would become contraband. Sorry sir you’ll have to remove and change your shirt, blue shirts are not permitted by TSA. BUT YOUR SHIRT IS BLUE!?! No sir my shirt is TSA.
Especially if they were preaching in Arabic!
Or any language. If a Muslim spoke german it would have “sounded arabic” to these people.
To those people, it could be a tan Asian speaking Filipino and they’d think it was “Mexican.”
I’m no believer but I think these people should hear the words of the Bible.
Matthew 6:4-6
4so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 5And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. 6But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.…
And we all know that pointing out a Christian’s hypocrisy is all it takes to get them to change their views.
if an airline allowed this to happen, I would never fly with that airline again. I bought a ticket for a respectful flight, if they can’t provide that…
Not like there’s a wide variety of airline options to begin with. Idk how much choice you really have in the matter
I don’t fly much, so I have some flexibility. I would legitimately change my travel plans to not fly with that company again
… Then they are accomplices to Christian extremism and actively discriminating against other religions.
What’s to stop someone else from yes-and-ing the preacher, but suggesting Flying Spaghetti Monster instead? Also, my autocorrect just capitalized “flying spaghetti monster”, which is pretty neat.
Christians are so goddamned annoying.
I am 1000% sure if this was a Muslim preaching they would find a way to stop it.
That hypothetical Muslim would 100% get shot for the attempt, even if they eventually agreed to shut up.
