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[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago

Fuck that. I'd be the first one to shout "SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!" if someone started preaching on my flight. Stupid arrogant motherfuckers think they can do whatever they want.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

"Having a religion is much like having a penis. It's all well and good to have one, and one can even be proud of it. However, when you whip it out in public and bandy it about to my face, we will have problems."

  • Dame Maggie Smith
[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago

Off topic but I love how Dame hasn't been watered down like Sir. Cuz like lots of people who aren't knighted get called Sir.

[–] vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 15 hours ago

seen the fuckin crazies do this on busses and trains too. it's annoying as fuck

[–] timochka@lemmy.zip 8 points 19 hours ago

Another normal day in the Federal Republic of Dumbfuckistan...

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

sky martial could chain her in the bathroom. out of an abundance of caution

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

Sky Daddy, I'm up here so close to you! Can you hear me? SSKKKYY DDAADDDY?!

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can’t see someone trying this on a plane full of Aussies and not catching hands.

We all know which country all these weirdos are from.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Well, a polite bunch of Aussies might shout phrases such as "shut up and sit down, ya dumb cunt" at the very least.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 171 points 1 day ago (3 children)

There’s unfortunately very little airline staff can do to stop this.

Bullshit. The flight attendants and especially captains’ word is law on a plane. They say stop and they don’t they can and should absolutely charge them with disobeying the instructions of airline staff (something we see all the time) and blacklist them.

[–] zarathustrad@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago

I can guarantee that will happen more quickly if they are quoting from a different holy text (for American flights).

Source: United Airlines Flight 93.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And then they have their lives ruined by Fox News 24/7 coverage.

This is a big ol set up.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think the reverse can be true if footage is filmed by other onlookers which then is uploaded to social media for influencers to break down what happened.

The dude in a Target making a scene about the Satanic pride wear (the artist drew some devils in unrelated work) was pretty much a flop.

Maybe, but right wing outrage is an impossible and stupid force.

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[–] crozilla@lemmy.world 101 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Matthew 6:1 - do not practice righteousness just to be seen by people.

Matthew 6:5 - prayer is not meant to become a performance for attention.

[–] LordDaveTheKind@piefed.social 4 points 23 hours ago

Is Matthew relevant for the average American Christian Conservative? As far as I can remember, he's the main one of the four Evangelists who highlights themes of compassion, care of the neighbour and sheltering of the stranger.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jesus 6:9 - Shut up, shut up, for the love of me just shut the hell up!

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[–] dumnezero@piefed.social 47 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Imagine if Islam preachers (or whatever is the equivalent role) were doing that.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Imagine if satanists did this.

As long as there's orgies.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

I would be stoked if a Satanist¹ rose up to counter an evangelist like this and was prepared to do so.

¹ Is satanist proper? I know there are different kinds of satanists, from TST folk to LaVeyan Satanists and unlike Christians, have very little to do with each other.

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[–] JayJLeas@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think they're called imams.

[–] dumnezero@piefed.social 4 points 21 hours ago

I'm not certain that imams also have the role of "spreading" the religion like that.

Think of it as two roles:

  1. Recruiter / spreader;
  2. Leader / (re)enforcer;
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[–] Beth@piefed.social 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I would sing baby shark loudly. I shut up when they shut up. And I can belt.

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[–] flandish@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

being that i am held captive in the tube, can i consider this a form of assault?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Everyone memorize these words "flight attendant, would you please shut this religious zealot up or I'm going to change my phone's wifi to bomb"

[–] SalamiDommie@lemmus.org 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I appreciate the attempt at the joke.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

right, joke. the polite version is "right now these fucks are my problem but in fifteen seconds if they ain't shut up they are going to be everyone's, including yours and the pilot's. you want to fix this for me?"

i have performed in airplanes stuck on tarmacs. i got everyone's permission and I explicitly asked "if you say no, we're not doing it. no worries. it's a small airplane" to everyone. individually. on the plane these preachers, they can get off if they want to christian all over everyone.

[–] SalamiDommie@lemmus.org 1 points 13 hours ago

I'm down for your brand of crazy.

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (15 children)

This is already insufferable on mass transit when people do this shit but at least that’s a short ride most of the time.

It’s a real sign of how poor your message is when you have to trap people to get them to listen to it.

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Think I'd get out and walk the rest of the way.

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