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 got kicked off a flight for being too drunk. People would rather my drunk ass in a plane than this shirt. Atleast I was quite
“And 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. … But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:5-6
I love going to these ‘public worship services’ with this verse on a protest sign. When people ask me which verse it is, I tell them that it’s better to look it up themselves because I don’t want to distort Jesus’ message, and they should really hear it directly from him.
Haha, I made you look up how your god insulted you.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I’m pretty sure duct tape would be involved.
Yet they treat the guy with “bombing kids isn’t self-defense” shirt like a terrorist but let this bullshit literally fly
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.
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.
It’s less about converting others and more about imposing their religion on to others to assert power
Forcibly subjected got us to where we are today. It works.
someone put the radical religious fundamentalists endangering others on a plane on the no fly list and charged them with federal crimes right?
I would definitely have words with someone trying this shit.
I don’t think I’d be able to help myself. Like, wtf is wrong with you? Preaching to a bunch of stressed out people stuck in a tuna can is just fucked.
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.
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.
I would probably respond to every line he says with something like “Lucifer accepts your praise” “The darklord knows that you keep him in your heart” "Each prayer strengthens your beloved Satan, he casts a boon to all his worshippers. What do you ask of him? " ad infinitum…
