Preflight sermon gets plane preacher kicked off Alaska Airlines flight

He would get first class seats...
If an imam told me Allah loves me, I wouldn't get upset. It's perfectly harmless. As far as I can tell, the worst thing this lady said was Jesus loves you. It's not everyone's cup of tea and it's inappropriate on public transportation, but I've heard worse on airplanes!
 
If an imam told me Allah loves me, I wouldn't get upset. It's perfectly harmless. As far as I can tell, the worst thing this lady said was Jesus loves you. It's not everyone's cup of tea and it's inappropriate on public transportation, but I've heard worse on airplanes!
Agreed. OTOH, being harangued by anyone preaching religion when there's no chance of escape is abusive.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3GGKF6CsjY
 
Agreed. OTOH, being harangued by anyone preaching religion when there's no chance of escape is abusive.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3GGKF6CsjY
It's inappropriate on public transportation. I'm not sure I would characterize the words she is reported to have said 'abusive'.

delivered a message in just under a minute, telling fellow Alaska Airlines passengers that even if it was frustrating to wait, God’s timing was perfect “and maybe he’s sparing us from danger today.”

As she told the crowd that Jesus loved them, the sound of a flight attendant’s call button can be heard. She said in an interview that no one asked her to stop.
 
It's inappropriate on public transportation. I'm not sure I would characterize the words she is reported to have said 'abusive'.

delivered a message in just under a minute, telling fellow Alaska Airlines passengers that even if it was frustrating to wait, God’s timing was perfect “and maybe he’s sparing us from danger today.”

As she told the crowd that Jesus loved them, the sound of a flight attendant’s call button can be heard. She said in an interview that no one asked her to stop.
It's not the words, it's the fact she was lecturing a captive audience. What if I stood up and spoke for a minute or two about the rapist MAGAt pedophile in the White House? I'm free to do that on a street corner, but to dozens of people trapped on an airplane? IMO, it's beyond inappropriate and constitutes abuse, Hence, being forced to deplane.

No doubt she was put on the next flight at no extra charge. :)
 
It's not the words, it's the fact she was lecturing a captive audience. What if I stood up and spoke for a minute or two about the rapist MAGAt pedophile in the White House?
Again, inappropriate on public transportation, but I wouldn't feel abused.
I'm free to do that on a street corner, but to dozens of people trapped on an airplane? IMO, it's beyond inappropriate and constitutes abuse, Hence, being forced to deplane.

No doubt she was put on the next flight at no extra charge. :)
My guess is she was forced to deplane not because the passengers felt abused, but the pilots and crew might have thought this person might be mentally unstable.

In another video, an airline employee can be seen telling Lynn to gather her things and follow him off the plane because the “crews don’t feel safe with you.”
 
Again, inappropriate on public transportation, but I wouldn't feel abused.

My guess is she was forced to deplane not because the passengers felt abused, but the pilots and crew might have thought this person might be mentally unstable.

In another video, an airline employee can be seen telling Lynn to gather her things and follow him off the plane because the “crews don’t feel safe with you.”
An airline captain can deplane whomever they like for the safety of the flight. They are also required to disembark anyone who is suspected of being on drugs or drunk.

They can also divert a flight and land to have a person removed for the same reasons.
 
An airline captain can deplane whomever they like for the safety of the flight. They are also required to disembark anyone who is suspected of being on drugs or drunk.

They can also divert a flight and land to have a person removed for the same reasons.
Yes, and based on the way this is reported in the article, I think the flight crew thought this lady might be mentally unbalanced, and that was enough for the captain to order her off.
 
You are free to believe anything you want. Your freedom needs to end the moment you try to force your beliefs upon others, because you are violating their freedom to believe what they want.
 
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