   Religious Fanatic found flying Airplanes
Wokka Wokkaquote:Some passengers on the flight from Los Angeles to New York were so worried they tried to call relatives on their mobile phones. The pilot, whose name was not released, asked Christians on Friday''s flight to raise their hands. He then suggested non-Christians talk to the Christians about their faith. He went on to say that "everyone who doesn''t have their hand raised is crazy", passenger Amanda Nelligan told CBS news. "He continued to say, ''Well, you have a choice: you can make this trip worthwhile, or you can sit back, read a book and watch the movie''," she said. The pilot also told passengers he would be available for discussion at the end of the flight. I don''t know what to say, except that I''d probably tell the guy to shut the fuck up. Of course then I''d probably get kicked off the plane for being a terrorist, but hey, it happens. 
  Yes, very weird and disturbing.    Tolerance is a drug.  Sycophancy is a disease.;  Dang, I wish I''d been there.  I''d have taken the guy out for coffee!"So you''re a Christian, huh?  Awesome.  What would Jesus say about loving others?  About loving one''s enemy?  Oh, I see your eyes are glazing over.  You must be a fundamentalist, here, lemme give you this bib and these coloring crayons."This incident is in the extreme, to be sure, and I''m sure in the interest of commerce he''ll be censured.  But I think you can expect more incidents of the like for awhile in the US.  This whole thing of framing Islam as the evil that must be challenged and the honest spiritual searching people felt after 9/11 have given such fanatical opportunists grist for "spewing the word."   That they''re currently overrepresented in the executive branch doesn''t help, either. --------------------Just waiting for the mothership... ;  awesome!! it's probably someone from the future trying to save what is left of humanity  =)~actually, I had the same sort of experience, in high school with a sub - he was in his 60's and went on about war this and politics that - you shouldn't do this or do that.. had nothing to do with what we were studying.. at one point I was slightly fraid for my life. The next day we complained about him to our regular teacher and never saw him again. Those were the days.EDIT: WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA  Don't tell me it's a conspiracy plot set in motion by us evil republicans, PUHLEASSEEE...  it's some crazy whacko.. don't even think going political on this one.   [edited by - drarem on February 10, 2004 3:32:43 AM];  I''m doing teacher observations at a high school here in town, and the teacher I''m observing actually told her kids not to vote for Bush because "he is evil."  The way she said it... she said, "let me tell you something."  Then she leaned in real close and said right into the student''s ear, "whatever you do, don''t vote for Bush.  He''s EEEEVVVIIIILLL."  Oh, and before I forget:  Wavinator, you can take me out for coffee anytime you want.    Tolerance is a drug.  Sycophancy is a disease.;quote:Original post by drarem  EDIT: WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA  Don''t tell me it''s a conspiracy plot set in motion by us evil republicans, PUHLEASSEEE...  it''s some crazy whacko.. don''t even think going political on this one.   Hey, we lefty''s gotta put up with the commie pinko ecoterrorists, so it''s only fair that you righty''s have to put up with wild-eyed bible thumping fundamentalists.    It''s completely political!  To my knowledge, there is no Religious Left (they''re too busy channeling energy and using crystals to vote, so the New Agers don''t count.)quote:Original post by fisheyel83l  I''m doing teacher observations at a high school here in town, and the teacher I''m observing actually told her kids not to vote for Bush because "he is evil."  The way she said it... she said, "let me tell you something."  Then she leaned in real close and said right into the student''s ear, "whatever you do, don''t vote for Bush.  He''s EEEEVVVIIIILLL."  Oh, sure, this promotes critical thinking!  Doh!  She should know better.  Anyone in a position of power has to be very careful about endorsements of any kind.quote:Oh, and before I forget:  Wavinator, you can take me out for coffee anytime you want.   Alright, you''re on!Hey, btw, does this pilot deserve to get fired for frightening his customers?  Or does his right to religious expression protect him?  Curious one for the constitutional lawyers. --------------------Just waiting for the mothership... ;Hum, what would you have thought if he had spewed atheist ''religious'' propaganda? You''d probably be saying he did a brave thing, right? If you have a sincere belief in your views, at least I''ll be glad to hear of them. I don''t really see the problem here..bas   [sPiKie] mmorpg isnt hard in vb;quote:I don't really see the problem here.This says alot about _you_. Educate your self. EDIT: Not to be taken as an insult but a suggestion   [edited by - try_catch_this on February 10, 2004 5:53:43 AM];quote:Original post by bastardos  I don''t really see the problem here.This says alot about _you_. Educate yourself.(This was intended as an insult.) ;quote:Original post by Wavinator  Hey, btw, does this pilot deserve to get fired for frightening his customers? Or does his right to religious expression protect him?Fired, obviously. His job isn''t meant to be a platform for him to promote his views. He can do that in his own free time. 