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"...Give it a rest jim. Frankly, your combination of self-righteousness and self-proclaimed intelligence makes for lousy debate. And as for ad hominem, I don't see anyone else on this thread making accusations about "DU trolls."..."

I'd ask you to do the same, and it would be much easier for you to give it a rest, since you have many supporters who share your point of view. But since I'm the only supporter of this poor pilot, I think I won't give it a rest. As for accusations, I simply ask that you read the 'about' page, and come to your own conclusions. It certainly does raise suspicions. It's not like there aren't trolls here, and it's a common tactic for them to keep a membership for several months... if you'd go to the DU and look, they freely admit it, and boast about having months-old memberships, just to keep from getting zapped. If I'm wrong, I'm sorry, but I'm sure as heck suspicious.

Well, you'll all no doubt be happy to hear that A.A. is taking this evildoer seriously, and laying down the law. Yessir, a big investigation is in the offing, to smack down the perpetrator of this vile deed! Someone pop a cork! We got him for "breach of privacy!" Apparently, this is "deeply troubling!"

AA chief apologizes for pilot's comments on Christianity

02:59 PM CST on Friday, February 13, 2004

Associated Press

FORT WORTH - The chief executive of American Airlines has apologized after a pilot suggested that non-Christian passengers on a recent flight discuss the faith with Christians.

Gerard Arpey said the airline has grounded the pilot with pay while executives investigate the incident.

Arpey said he apologized to anyone who was offended by the pilot's comments on a flight from Los Angeles to New York.

"Let me assure you that we take this very seriously and are conducting a thorough investigation,"...

...He said American Airlines "promotes an environment of respect for the diversity of all persons, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, disability,...ect

...had written to Arpey that religious belief is a personal matter and the pilot had breached the privacy of passengers... "deeply troubling."

"...The airline said the Washington-based pilot asked passengers on the Feb. 7 flight to raise their hands if they were Christian..."

The pilot did not respond to an e-mail request for an interview.