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Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services
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this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2026
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I'm generally very respectful towards people's religions but I would heckle the shit out of these bastards.
If the airlines can't stop an evangelist from preaching, they can't stop me from blaspheming.
Yeah, "shut up and sit down" would be my vociferous response. Assholes.
Heckling obnoxious evangelists was one of my fave things to do in college. I'd always ask questions that they couldn't really answer and they'd always be like "it's part of God's plan" and I would ask them how they know God's plan and they'd get even more upset.
If you're gonna shove your beliefs down my throat, don't get uppity when I asks question lmao
You start with "everyone's entitled to their beliefs," they harm you per their beliefs, and then you want to draw a line? Too late, you already gave them the blank check.
Christianity deserves pushback, not respect. It is a death cult. They don't respect you, they think you belong to their god. They will be happy when you die, pretending you are rewarded in heaven or punished in hell. There is no such thing as a christ, we are not born with sin, we do not require divine salvation (which comes at the price of complete subjugation).
Can we stop letting them kill us? People should be held accountable for their choices, including the choice to accept and repeat baseless claims. As a species, we need to mature out of superstition before it kills us.
The freedom to believe something ≠ the freedom to do whatever you like based on that belief.
But they believe they should do those things. Beliefs drive our actions. We should correct them every chance we get.
You: "Believe what you want." Them: "OK, I believe my god wants to me to preach to you." You: "Stop that." Them: "No, my god demands it."
Now what?
And if they believe their (utterly unproven) god wants them to restrict healthcare? Wants them to avoid vaccines? Commit genocide, take slaves, fly planes into buildings?
Innocent people are dying for the selfish beliefs of others.
I don't disagree with your point, i am saying my belief is that they others are free to believe but not free to do whatever they want. There are laws for the things we can do and not do. We have the right (in the free world) to think what we want, in parts of the free world we are free to love who we want. Believe is something internal, like a thought or an opinion. I am not saying you should not use your freedom to persuade these people into having better beliefs, please go for it. But imo restricting what people are allowed to believe is as wrong as restricting someone from having certain opinions. But them having the freedom to have these believes does not mean we should just do nothing and sit idle. Please note that i am making a clear distinction between the freedom inside oneself (opinions, thoughts, beliefs) and acting on them. You are not and should not be allowed to do or say anything based on those internal things. If i believe my neighbour is an asshole, i am not and should not suddenly allowed to insult him.
Unfortunately, yes. I agree on the problem.
I don't see the difference. They believe they are obligated to do those things, so they do those things.
Nobody can stop anybody from thinking their thoughts. My point is we should oppose false beliefs before they turn into harmful actions.
What is the difference? They believe that's how they should act, so that's how they act.
Constructive criticism can change behaviors for the better, if everyone is listening to reason. Your neighbor shouldn't be an asshole, that hurts everybody.
Thank you. It is why I am a "militant" antitheist. I think that compromising with delusion gets innocent people killed needlessly.
Hence my comment. I dont think you want to see the difference. As long you act through legal action, I encourage you to follow your antitheist goals. Giving constructive criticism instead of insult to an asshole neighbour for example. The good people should, imo, take the high road as much as possible.