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"...if he were not acting in his capacity as an employee,..."

Ok, just what rule of A.A. did he break? Is religious speech prohibited by the airline? No, this is just the whiners looking for an excuse to be offended. Again. Someone will probably sue over their right not to hear speech that might make them uncomfortable.

Ok, just what rule of A.A. did he break? Is religious speech prohibited by the airline?

I would guess that alienating your customers would be prohibited by AA. Would you say that AA shouldn't fire a pilot if he asked all Democrats to raise their hands, and then said that you would have to be crazy to be a Republican? Just because there is no specific rule spelling out examples of transgressions doesn't mean that a rule was broken.

Again. Someone will probably sue over their right not to hear speech that might make them uncomfortable.

Hasn't happened yet. This is a strawman argument until a suit is actually filed. I don't think it will happen...

Well, I'm not sure how much it's worth discussing with you, as the last time I responded to your questions I heard nothing in return, but here goes . . .

You asked, "Ok, just what rule of A.A. did he break? Is religious speech prohibited by the airline? "

American Airlines isn't releasing their formal policy, so no one can answer in detail, but the article I read had this quote:

"American Airlines said that if the incident were true it 'would be against our policy'. In a statement, the airline said, 'It falls along the lines of a personal level of sharing that may not be appropriate for one of our employees to do while on the job.'"

The article also quoted another airline: "Our crews have specific guidelines, and one of those rules is to not express personal or political views," said Julie King, a spokeswoman for Continental Airlines."

So it would seem that the airlines, while not wanting to release their exact policies, do, in fact, prohibit behavior like this.