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betterdeadthanreddit lemmy.world betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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Think I'd get out and walk the rest of the way.

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k0e3 lemmy.ca k0e3@lemmy.ca
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I'd say beat them senseless but they clearly have no sense to beat.

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pelespirit sh.itjust.works pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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This is going to sound "I'm very bad ass," but it's usually an easy thing to shut down, I've done it before (not at an airplane, but a bunch of people surrounding me and yelling at me). The dumb ones go silent and the smart one's eyes go dark. I bet anyone here could shut that down in about 20 seconds by not debating, but mentioning the core of the old testament.

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Widdershins lemmy.world Widdershins@lemmy.world
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wuffah lemmy.world wuffah@lemmy.world
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From the cabin it looks like that might be a 737 MAX 8, in which case you’re gonna need those prayers.

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blitzen lemmy.ca blitzen@lemmy.ca
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There’s unfortunately very little airline staff can do to stop this.

Bullshit. The flight attendants and especially captains’ word is law on a plane. They say stop and they don’t they can and should absolutely charge them with disobeying the instructions of airline staff (something we see all the time) and blacklist them.

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crozilla lemmy.world crozilla@lemmy.world
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Matthew 6:1 - do not practice righteousness just to be seen by people.

Matthew 6:5 - prayer is not meant to become a performance for attention.

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John Richard lemmy.world timewarp@lemmy.world
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Throw them out of the plane at 30k ft and see if God wants them to survive.

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kubica fedia.io kubica@fedia.io
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It would be unsettling, I wouldn't trust them to not be attempting something else.

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cannedheat lemmy.ml cannedheat@lemmy.ml
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Seems like a good excuse for some repetitive "hail Satan"s. And then be surprised that you can see the demon inside her. Act like it's the worst demon you've ever seen.

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MrSelfDestruct piefed.zip MrSelfDestruct@piefed.zip
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Seems like a good excuse for some repetitive "hail Satan"s. And then be surprised that you can see the demon inside her. Act like it's the worst demon you've ever seen.

Then vomit on the person preaching

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Maeve kbin.earth Maeve@kbin.earth
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Wait until IOF are on those flights.

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cmoney lemmy.world cmoney@lemmy.world
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Seems like a good excuse for some repetitive "hail Satan"s. And then be surprised that you can see the demon inside her. Act like it's the worst demon you've ever seen.

That might get you kicked off.

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jontree255 lemmy.world jontree255@lemmy.world
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This is already insufferable on mass transit when people do this shit but at least that’s a short ride most of the time.

It’s a real sign of how poor your message is when you have to trap people to get them to listen to it.

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Courtney (she/her/they) lemmy.blahaj.zone EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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It would be unsettling, I wouldn't trust them to not be attempting something else.

I'd be telling the flight attendant that they're clearing suffering from a mental break and preaching before they try to kill people on the plane and themselves, and I feel quite unsafe as a result of a clearly mentally ill person being allowed to carry on so with some crazy pre-hijacking-attempt hype service from their chosen sky person.

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Tanis Nikana lemmy.world tanisnikana@lemmy.world
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If I recall correctly, this guy was about to be deported and was desperately trying to get kicked off the deportation flight by being outrageously racist.

Unfortunately, he didn’t get kicked off, he got arrested and deported, and went down in history for being outrageously racist.

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betterdeadthanreddit lemmy.world betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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Matthew 6:1 - do not practice righteousness just to be seen by people. Matthew 6:5 - prayer is not meant to become a performance for attention.

Jesus 6:9 - Shut up, shut up, for the love of me just shut the hell up!

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SnoopSqueak lemmy.today SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today
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I don't like the idea of people thousands of years after my death pretending to know me. You get an echo at best, an image. Jesus is whatever you want him to be because he's not here to prove otherwise.

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resipsaloquitur lemmy.cafe resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe
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Matthew 6:1 - do not practice righteousness just to be seen by people. Matthew 6:5 - prayer is not meant to become a performance for attention.

They would say they aren’t praying for attention, but proselytizing for more converts.

Whoever scores the most souls wins!

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P1k1e lemmy.world P1k1e@lemmy.world
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Jesus 6:9 - Shut up, shut up, for the love of me just shut the hell up!

Peter 7.0 - And the Lord sayeth, Nice!

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Bluefalcon discuss.tchncs.de Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de
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Austin 3:16 - And the lord said " I just kicked your ass!"

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LostCarcosan lemmy.today LostCarcosan@lemmy.today
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This is going to sound "I'm very bad ass," but it's usually an easy thing to shut down, I've done it before (not at an airplane, but a bunch of people surrounding me and yelling at me). The dumb ones go silent and the smart one's eyes go dark. I bet anyone here could shut that down in about 20 seconds by not debating, but mentioning the core of the old testament.

Could you quote or at least paraphrase the old testament that shuts them down, for those of us who have not read the bible?

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pelespirit sh.itjust.works pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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Could you quote or at least paraphrase the old testament that shuts them down, for those of us who have not read the bible?

You don't have to know the bible, just take a step back and look at it. Look at the time period and what was important to them. Look at what the Catholic church tried/tries to suppress (except for what started in the last couple of hundred years). If you have an interest in Egypt at all, that might be a more fun way for you to find it. Part of this is for the christians to try and shut my argument down, they have to figure this out. The people upvoting me know.

Edit: Also, the people downvoting me know too, ha ha.

Edit 2: This is a really good start https://sh.itjust.works/post/64186397/26616537

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dumnezero piefed.social dumnezero@piefed.social
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#25 · Quote Reply

Imagine if Islam preachers (or whatever is the equivalent role) were doing that.

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faltryka lemmy.world faltryka@lemmy.world
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Seems like a good excuse for some repetitive "hail Satan"s. And then be surprised that you can see the demon inside her. Act like it's the worst demon you've ever seen.

Then you’re just making you look as shitty as them. Don’t do that.

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starchylemming lemmy.world starchylemming@lemmy.world
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This is already insufferable on mass transit when people do this shit but at least that’s a short ride most of the time. It’s a real sign of how poor your message is when you have to trap people to get them to listen to it.

what the fuck. this is common?

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Talcosis lemmy.zip impairedimperator@lemmy.zip
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Could you quote or at least paraphrase the old testament that shuts them down, for those of us who have not read the bible?

You haven't reached the right power level, gotta give them $9,000 to take the three required courses

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starchylemming lemmy.world starchylemming@lemmy.world
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#29 · Quote Reply

That might get you kicked off.

worth

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jontree255 lemmy.world jontree255@lemmy.world
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#30 · Quote Reply

what the fuck. this is common?

The transit thing? Yeah I’d get a guy on the DC Metro pretty regularly who would sing a song then say a verse on the morning commute. He’d basically do it in each car of the train.

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#31 · Quote Reply

Austin 3:16 - And the lord said " I just kicked your ass!"

"What?"

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WhoIzDisIz lemmy.today WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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#32 · (edited) Quote Reply

what the fuck. this is common?

In America, yes. My truck driver stepfather stopped using his CB because it was incessant preaching or childish fighting 99% of the time. Only turned it on for info on traffic jams he got stuck in, and at customers who used them to tell trucks when they'd been assigned a dock door (back before they finally started calling them instead).

Religion is used to manipulate people and also turn them into sheeple. As America has proven, it's devastatingly effective.

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WhoIzDisIz lemmy.today WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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#33 · Quote Reply

That might get you kicked off.

The airline was forced to apologize, so maybe not anymore. Since the precedent is set, I would threaten to sue them if they tried.

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starchylemming lemmy.world starchylemming@lemmy.world
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#34 · (edited) Quote Reply

The transit thing? Yeah I’d get a guy on the DC Metro pretty regularly who would sing a song then say a verse on the morning commute. He’d basically do it in each car of the train.

how many people react with rage?

here most people would look at each other with that "ah, a crazy person" look until they reach someone who tells them to shut the fuck up

on a trip in france i witnessed one of these types but the reaction of a local was immediate and almost violent. like a verbal explosion against the crazy preaching hag. it was a thing of beauty

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WhoIzDisIz lemmy.today WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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Then you’re just making you look as shitty as them. Don’t do that.

If you're worried about how you might "look" to others who believe that crap, you've already lost.

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JayJLeas lemmy.world JayJLeas@lemmy.world
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#36 · Quote Reply

Imagine if Islam preachers (or whatever is the equivalent role) were doing that.

I think they're called imams.

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mrdown lemmy.world mrdown@lemmy.world
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borQue lemmy.zip borQue@lemmy.zip
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goddamn religion dinosaurs. If there is a God, he gave you BRAINS to not hang in 2000 year old crapp without thinking. You're insulting him.

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pelespirit sh.itjust.works pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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You haven't reached the right power level, gotta give them $9,000 to take the three required courses

So, are you Christian or nah?

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BarrelAgedBoredom lemmy.zip BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip
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what the fuck. this is common?

Even without public transit, it's still very common here in the states. There's a handful of street preachers in my city that stand on step ladders at busy intersections with megaphones to preach to people stuck in traffic at rush hour

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SCmSTR lemmy.blahaj.zone SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Straight up tell that crazy to shut the fuck up.

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SCmSTR lemmy.blahaj.zone SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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#42 · Quote Reply

From the cabin it looks like that might be a 737 MAX 8, in which case you’re gonna need those prayers.

Only weak minded people who believe in imaginary vindictive sky daddies need "prayers".

What they need is a better education.

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jontree255 lemmy.world jontree255@lemmy.world
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#43 · Quote Reply

how many people react with rage? here most people would look at each other with that "ah, a crazy person" look until they reach someone who tells them to shut the fuck up on a trip in france i witnessed one of these types but the reaction of a local was immediate and almost violent. like a verbal explosion against the crazy preaching hag. it was a thing of beauty

Most people are too tired in the morning to give a shit or have headphones on. It made me angry for sure but you would be exposed to him at most 5-10 min. He wasn’t confrontational so no one reciprocated.

The first time it happened freaked me out a bit though because you don’t know if it’s like a suicide bomber or something.

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djdarren piefed.social djdarren@piefed.social
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Even without public transit, it's still very common here in the states. There's a handful of street preachers in my city that stand on step ladders at busy intersections with megaphones to preach to people stuck in traffic at rush hour

There's a guy in my town (in the UK) who sometimes stands outside a supermarket near me with a loudspeaker, preaching his gospels, and honestly, I keep wanting to tell him to fuck off.

Why does he think he has the right to amplify himself, to preach hellfire and brimstone at people who are just trying to go about their days. If he just shouted, then fine, whatever, it's a free world. But to use amplification is just cunty.

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#45 · Quote Reply

Imagine if Islam preachers (or whatever is the equivalent role) were doing that.

brown man with turban and a book stands up

omg I don't wanna die!

white man in a suit holding a book stands up

eyeroll

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Steve startrek.website Steve@startrek.website
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#46 · Quote Reply

how many people react with rage? here most people would look at each other with that "ah, a crazy person" look until they reach someone who tells them to shut the fuck up on a trip in france i witnessed one of these types but the reaction of a local was immediate and almost violent. like a verbal explosion against the crazy preaching hag. it was a thing of beauty

Speak up, get stabbed.

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BarrelAgedBoredom lemmy.zip BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip
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There's a guy in my town (in the UK) who sometimes stands outside a supermarket near me with a loudspeaker, preaching his gospels, and honestly, I keep wanting to tell him to fuck off. Why does he think he has the right to amplify himself, to preach hellfire and brimstone at people who are just trying to go about their days. If he just shouted, then fine, whatever, it's a free world. But to use...

Couldn't agree more. The imposition and force is what really gets me about these guys. I was raised in the burgeoning evangelical.movement, at what was (on paper) a southern baptist church so these douches aren't saying anything I haven't heard before, but my former church members at least had the sense to keep it to themselves

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Jankatarch lemmy.world Jankatarch@lemmy.world
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#48 · Quote Reply

Imagine if Islam preachers (or whatever is the equivalent role) were doing that.

Tbf Islam has its share of bigots like this, but it's still fun to imagine how the Christian ones would react.

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flandish lemmy.world flandish@lemmy.world
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being that i am held captive in the tube, can i consider this a form of assault?

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Furbag pawb.social Furbag@pawb.social
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#50 · Quote Reply

There's a guy in my town (in the UK) who sometimes stands outside a supermarket near me with a loudspeaker, preaching his gospels, and honestly, I keep wanting to tell him to fuck off. Why does he think he has the right to amplify himself, to preach hellfire and brimstone at people who are just trying to go about their days. If he just shouted, then fine, whatever, it's a free world. But to use...

We need to go back to tar-and-feathering people.

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friend_of_satan lemmy.world friend_of_satan@lemmy.world
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#51 · Quote Reply

Imagine if Islam preachers (or whatever is the equivalent role) were doing that.

Imagine if satanists did this.

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