[EggsAckley]

here-we-go-again PING

[Lazamataz]

Doesn't sound like what he said was all that objectionable.

[Zavien Doombringer]

[lelio]

There's actually no regulation against doing what I did

From what I read there is, it falls under "personal sharing" according to American Airlines.

[MineralMan]

"There's actually no regulation against doing what I did."

Actually, I bet there is such a regulation at AA.

For me, I want the pilot of any airliner I'm on to fly the darned plane. If he has an important safety announcement to make, then I want to hear from him. If he wants to point out some interesting feature on the ground, that's OK, too.

I don't want to hear about what he had for dinner, his date with the flight attendant, or his religious beliefs. I want him to pay attention to his job and fly me to my destination.

I'm sure it's very nice that he went on a misson trip. I'm sure he's all "filled with the Spirit" right now. That's great. Let him talk the copilot's ear off about it, although I'd rather he was going through the pre-takeoff checklist instead.

You've all seen the signs in the bus: "Do not talk to the Driver." The reverse makes just as much sense. Pay attention to your job, Mr. Pilot, and leave me alone.

[Modernman]

editor-in-chief Bruce C. Steele

Talk about the perfect name for the editor-in-chief of a gay magazine.

[newgeezer]

Asking Americans if they're Christians is a lot like asking them if they like the Constitution. ;O)

[anonymous_user]

Compare this Advocate article to an AFP article on Yahoo!

NEW YORK (AFP) - An American Airlines pilot is facing an internal investigation after reportedly asking Christian passengers to identify themselves, and suggesting that non-Christians on his flight were "crazy."

Speaking Monday on CNN's "American Morning," several passengers said the Sunday flight from Los Angeles to New York had not yet taken off, when the pilot chose to address everyone on board.

"He said he'd recently been on a mission trip, and he'd like all the Christians to please raise their hands," said passenger Jen Dorsey.

According to fellow passenger Karla Austin, "He said, 'If you are a Christian, raise your hand.' He said, 'If you are not, you're crazy'."

Austin said no passengers raised their hands.

The pilot also asked passengers to look around at each other and use their flying time wisely. [snip]

Wow. No bias to see here. Move along.

[Doctor Stochastic]

I'd just like the Christians on board to raise their hands.

Sort of like the hijackers in "Delta Force"?

[Ken H]

It could have been worse. He could have asked the passengers, "How many of you have ever been in a Turkish prison?"

[You Dirty Rats]

Totally inappropriate.

[Physicist]

I felt that God was telling me to say something.

Speaking for myself, I'd just as soon not fly with a pilot who believes he's receiving verbal instructions from God.

[swarthyguy]

New Slogans for American.

--On a Wing and a prayer

--Leave the prolestyzing to us

--American, we answer to a higher authority ( good for delays, too

[Guenevere]

After reading what the pilot REALLY said, and not the hype that has surrounded this, it's much ado about nothing.

His banter wouldn't have offended me at all!

[Katya]

I would feel extremely uncomfortable with a pilot, bus driver, cab driver, the maitre'd, store clerk,or just about anyone I didn't know, getting into my personal business in a very public manor. Maybe it's just cynical little me...but I'd feel concerned as to "why" they needed to know this information.