American pilot gets religious on flight

[TXCAP4228]

Anybody else notice the distinct absence of the "Religion doesn't belong on flightinfo.com" posts that would otherwise come up immediately??????

Hmm....


Anyway, I'd day that life imitates flightinfo.com. It is a subject that was bound to come up one of these days.

 

[JBcrjca]

flying4life,
Sorry if I was misunderstood, but I wasn't implying that those gentlemen would defend this pilots actions. I think we all (except AviatorCentral) agree that the guy made a very poor choice with his comments. What I was referring to is the frequent tendency for some threads to get hijacked into some sort of religious debate. This thread isn't really about religion...it's about a guys boneheaded course of action. I was just hoping it would remain that way. If anything gets hijacked, it should be the usual chemtrails/bbq threads. I'll get hung for saying this, but sometimes even a BBQ discussion gets really boring.

 

[flying4life]

JBcrjca,
No worries, I probably didn't read it right, but this thread does have the potential of going down religion road simply because the pilot was trying to use his position to express his religious beliefs. "And that's all
I have to say about that........."

 

[TonyC]

... this thread does have the potential of going down religion road simply because the pilot was trying to use his position to express his religious beliefs.

ANY thread has the potential of going down ANY road simply because it's FlightInfo.com Hangar.

The man, in my opinion, had a serious lapse in judgment. There are times, places, and methods to teach. A commercial flight in the aircraft cabin over the PA from the Captain is not one of them.

That being said, this is not the only time a pilot has lapsed in judgment, and it's not the only type of judgment lapse. I would hope that the religious "element" of this lapse will not necessitate an unusually severe punishment.

 

[ILStoMinimums]

Maybe I missed it, but was this AA pilot a CA or FO?

 

[AviatorCentral]

A person is free to say whatever they want or choose regardless of whether some view it differently, just be prepared to pay the consequences...

I agree. He decided, for what ever reason that it was important to do this, and I'm sure he knew what he was getting into.

 

[kevdog]

See what happens when you go to a religious retreat, you do stupid things like this guy!

 

[Typhoon1244]

Its possible that this guy had a calling from God

Then he belongs behind a pulpit, not throttles and a yoke. We've all been told at various times in our lives not to discuss politics or religion in the workplace. How hard was it to figure out that it's even less appropriate over the P.A.?

(On the other hand, there might be a positive side to this: if he keeps doing crap like that, he'll make room for some furloughed pilot.)

Originally posted by Freddie Spencer
Super80 flys for AA, I think that explains it all.

Funny...I had the same thought the moment I heard about this...however, I'll take your word for it that it wasn't you, Super80.

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

Super hasn't posted for a while...

hmm...

 

[scangadah]

JBcrjca,

but sometimes even a BBQ discussion gets really boring.

That because you don't cook and you think that Hooters has good BBQ. (of course the breasts are really good)

Sorry about the hijacking of this but I just could not pass it up.

 

[Super 80]

The guy who did it flies the 767.

 

[wms]

Having a calling from GOD is one thing. Performing an inventory of all the people on your plane dumb enough to believe in the biggest hoax ever perpetrated on mankind, is another.

The fact is that Jesus and God are supposed to come before everything else- and thats exactly what this guy did- put God first.

Jesus and the Apostles made a habit of making themselves known, making themselves accessible and then speaking to those who were drawn to them. They did approach people but did not corner them. They did not make people uncomfortable with the Saviour, but with their sin. They did not give those who rejected them a second chance unless they wanted it, but brushed the dust from their feet and moved on when they were rejected.

There is nothing wrong with witnessing when someone has an interest, and we should all be prepared to, but to take someone's soul into our own hands is to disrespect God by saying that we can do what He will not.

There is no biblical example or scriptural basis for what was done, and without a scriptural basis there is no spritual exercise.

Putting God first does not mean disrupting the environment around you, or acting foolishly, which brings discredit to God.

This said, it shouldn't be getting the attention it is, no more than the super bowl half-time.

 

[Typhoon1244]

...it shouldn't be getting the attention it is, no more than the super bowl half-time.

Hear hear! We have far more pressing issues to deal with...like the trails of poison BBQ sauce criss-crossing out stratosphere!