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Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: ooseven on February 10, 2004, 12:58:20 PM: this... is just to strange and silly for current events.

heard the story on the radio on the way home and found it on the BBC news site.

In fact i had to read it twice just to make sure it was for real.

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An American Airlines pilot terrified passengers when he asked Christians to identify themselves and allegedly went on to call non-Christians "crazy".

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"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3472265.stm
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: theomen on February 10, 2004, 01:04:53 PM: I would have matrubated in my seat, that way I could be in the headline too. I\'d be famous I tell ya, famous!
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: Coredweller on February 10, 2004, 01:19:10 PM: This nation is turning into a theocracy of Christian zealots and other various nutters. Did anyone read the article about Tim Lahaye in Rolling Stone? We have a president that receives advice from these crackpots!

http://www.rollingstone.com/features/nationalaffairs/featuregen.asp?pid=2771
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on February 10, 2004, 02:11:38 PM: I\'ve always thought that americans have a problem with religion..
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: Deadly Hamster on February 10, 2004, 02:24:35 PM: Quote
LaHaye met and fell in love with a fellow Detroiter, Beverly Jean Ratcliffe. The two followed the school\'s strict "no touching" dating rule, which required lovers to stay six inches apart; a year later, they were married.

lol, how is staying that far away from someone then immediatly marrying them help "Marriage"? If anything it creates a huge level of distance before being married, that will cause problems later on.

Oh and just look at the government, it totaly reflects all these crazy views....
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: Unicron! on February 10, 2004, 03:45:07 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Seed_Of_Evil
I\'ve always thought that americans have a problem with religion..

Only In America Only In America :D

Sorry I couldnt resist. :D
It just seemed like a perfect opportunity

*Unicron runs away FAST*
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: (e) on February 10, 2004, 04:03:10 PM: Religion ****ing sucks.

Always has, always will.
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: Halberto on February 10, 2004, 04:03:30 PM: America only one having a problem with religion? *looks at Ireland and mideast*
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: Ashford on February 10, 2004, 04:16:23 PM: ...and Asia
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: ##RaCeR## on February 10, 2004, 04:33:55 PM: Coredweller, I am not a crackpot. 99.9% of Christians are NOT like that pilot on that plane. I believe he had NO RIGHT to do what he did. He is lucky he lives in a free country where he is allowed to express his faith openly, so he should have enough respect that not everyone has the same views as himself. I don\'t believe that Christians are here is try and convert every single human on the planet.

Christianity is NOT a religion, its a faith.
Catholicism is a religion
Islam is a religion
Buddism is a religion

Religion is bound by tradition and laws. Christianity is about forgiveness and freedom.
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: Coredweller on February 10, 2004, 05:00:06 PM: I wasn\'t calling Christians crackpots. I was referring to CRAZIES like Tim Lahaye, and apparently, this AA pilot. Read the article I linked to.
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: THX on February 10, 2004, 05:01:02 PM: Well put racer but the more you explain the more persecution we\'ll get. ;)

Simply put 1 bad apple doesn\'t make the whole barrel bad. Everyone at my church would think he\'s a nut too. America is a free country, I hope he gets fired.
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: SirMystiq on February 10, 2004, 08:04:47 PM: Quote
Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
Coredweller, I am not a crackpot. 99.9% of Christians are NOT like that pilot on that plane. I believe he had NO RIGHT to do what he did. He is lucky he lives in a free country where he is allowed to express his faith openly, so he should have enough respect that not everyone has the same views as himself. I don\'t believe that Christians are here is try and convert every single human on the planet.

Christianity is NOT a religion, its a faith.
Catholicism is a religion
Islam is a religion
Buddism is a religion

Religion is bound by tradition and laws. Christianity is about forgiveness and freedom.

Forgiveness and freedom? Those things just don\'t associate with the Bible...

I\'ve read 3 of the most recent books by that guy. They\'re alright I like the suspense they build. Other than that if Bush is reading those books, it would be pretty crazy. B/c the books mention the Middle East and a Commander of the Christian people that appoints people to be the next moses and stuff...

This is a free country but I don\'t think the Government prohibits companies from placing their own rules about their employees not preaching about their religion. I heard on the radio that the company of this guy said that he was going against "company policies"
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on February 11, 2004, 03:12:57 AM: I didn\'t mean fight problems or war due to religion, I meant narrow minded people always thinking in religion and such things. I do know there are more serious religious problems in asia, africa...
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: Unicron! on February 11, 2004, 04:33:39 AM: Quote
Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
Coredweller, I am not a crackpot. 99.9% of Christians are NOT like that pilot on that plane. I believe he had NO RIGHT to do what he did. He is lucky he lives in a free country where he is allowed to express his faith openly, so he should have enough respect that not everyone has the same views as himself. I don\'t believe that Christians are here is try and convert every single human on the planet.

Christianity is NOT a religion, its a faith.
Catholicism is a religion
Islam is a religion
Buddism is a religion

Religion is bound by tradition and laws. Christianity is about forgiveness and freedom.

Buddhism is philosophy
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: SirMystiq on February 11, 2004, 01:27:19 PM: Christianity is kind of philosophical...End of the world...what is right and what is wrong...etc...
Title: Ok everyone… raise your hand if
Post by: GigaShadow on February 11, 2004, 01:47:20 PM: That pilot should be fired. Apparently he was on a mission converting natives in central or south America and forgot he got back.