I didn’t know who Whitney Lynn was before this weekend but I knew the type. She’s part of the loud evangelical social media personalities who assume that every heavily populated place is their own altar. They mostly do this on planes, terminals and subway/elevated commuter trains.
But at least Lynn is honest about why she does it because people are usually in a place where they have to listen to it. Jesus Christ gave a sermon on the mount but he didn’t walk up to the poor people who were crucified slowly dying and begin his preaching.
Lynn was recently removed from an Alaska Airlines flight for standing up and preaching during a delayed flight from Orlando to San Diego. A spokesperson for Alaska says the flight crew became concerned about the safety. And I agree.
I’m going to be honest. People who walk up to strangers or stand in heavily populated areas preaching should be a question of concern. It’s just strange behavior. And I came from the Deep South where this was an almost daily occurrence of weird men and women talking about God, Jesus and the End Times all the goddamned time.
Now let’s get this one thing straight, a commercial jetliner isn’t a church. No one is stopping Lynn and others from praying silently or under their breath. I also think it’s both pretentious and condescending to think the numerous people around you aren’t Christians or they need to openly convert many miles in the air over the Mississippi.
If this was someone talking about the Church of Scientology or everyone’s favorite whipping religion, Islam, people would’ve gone nuts and told them to shut the fuck up in no time. Sadly, Christians love that they’re able to get away with what others would never be allowed to do.
This makes me wonder if this hasn’t been a coordinated weaponized effort by these evangelists. You see, Alaska has barred Lynn from flying on any future flights including those on Horizon Airlines and Horizon Air. Is there a lawsuit in the near future? While bakeries can refuse service to same-sex couples, they don’t see anything wrong about demanding they’re allowed to preach the gospel everywhere regardless. Companies don’t have their right when the door swings the other way, according to them.
And since the U.S.Supreme Court is mostly right-leaning, are they hoping this will go all the way to the top? It’ll probably take a few years if it does and who knows what the Court will look like. But still people like Lynn love the martyrdom that comes with it. They love to say they’re being persecuted even if it is a safety issue.
It also leads to money donations from people who believe there is a war on Christianity. And a quick Google search shows that Lynn is seeking money on crowdfunding sites.
I guess it’s in God they trust but everyone else has to pay cash.
What do you think? Please comment.
Zane Says 