r/cringereels • u/Ava_Rud • 14h ago

Self proclaimed evangelist gets kicked off of plane for annoying everyone, records her “persecution”

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u/imamajorscale 13h ago

I’m a follower of Christ and I recognize this form of sharing the gospel as abusive and harmful. If you want to dismantle Christianity, send more people into the world that give others no choice but to hear their interpretation of what is actually a very profound subject and has the potential to create very fruitful discussions. I don’t know what preceded this moment, but if it was her standing up and making a PSA without the consent of the airline or their passengers, it’s straight up abusive.

I love talking about the Bible, but this is not the way to do it.

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u/Future-Sky-5059 13h ago

I grew up in NYC and had a lifetime of preachers in the subway. It’s more than a public nuisance. You never know if someone is going to get agitated and react badly. Preaching in confined spaces with no warning puts everyone in harm’s way.

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u/Leberknodel 13h ago

Now imagine if, say, a Muslim started praying loudly on the plane as it was in flight? Do you think this Christian woman in the video would have been understanding and accepting of that? I think we can all agree that she wouldn't, and most likely a majority of passengers would feel incredibly unsafe.

Now ask how that's any different than some obnoxious Christian proselytizing. It isn't.

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u/imamajorscale 10h ago

Having been around these types of people for a long time, it depends on the person. A woman would unlikely speak against a man practicing Islam, but a bold man who recently began blindly following contemporary religious tradition might start speaking against it.

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u/FunWolverine5349 11h ago

lol that guy on the F train, wonder if he's still there. Every single day, preaching, attacking young men for some reason especially. It's a crowded rush hour train and this obviously unemployed man ranting and talking down to everyone.

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u/A-Halfpound 11h ago

Let’s be clear, this is not “sharing” gospel or anything in this situation. Don’t be reductive in order to minimize what she is doing.

She is forcing the Gospel on  everyone in that airplane. The passengers do not have a choice after boarding. They are trapped. And as such, that very distinctly goes against the Bible’s teachings. 

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u/imamajorscale 11h ago edited 11h ago

The entire point I’m trying to make is this: I’m wholeheartedly not in support of this method of sharing the word of God and I agree with what you’re saying. The people speaking think it’s sharing but it’s forcing just like you said. I’m in a situation in life where this happens constantly and it’s like nails on a chalkboard. I try to lovingly correct their approach and they won’t listen so I disengage and continue my relationship with God in my own time.

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u/Disastrous_Towel3729 8h ago

Your point is moot

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u/imamajorscale 7h ago

Idk the whole world thinks the subject of this video is how all followers of Christ behave by default and I’m saying, as a follower of the Way, this is the worst way to behave. I think there’s some relevance there but you can think whatever you want my guy.

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u/RealnessInMadness 13h ago

That’s exactly what
Happened and it’s a trend with your fellow followers.

She’s not the first or last to do this shit. Go look it up.

At its core, if you had permission from the airline? Cool.

But let’s be real, how often do those things get approved eh? There’s your real answer there.

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u/imamajorscale 13h ago

The entire point I’m trying to make is this: I’m wholeheartedly not in support of this method of sharing the word of God.

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u/Disastrous_Towel3729 8h ago

In the end times people will be prosecuted for talking about Jesus. Like it or not she is correct. If her preaching reached even one soul on that plane it was so worth her troubles

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u/yogiyogiyogi69 13h ago

Let's talk about the Bible. Let's talk about numbers 31 and genocide and the child trafficking of 32,000 virgins by Moses and the Israelites. Gods share of the virgin girls was 32, but he gave them to the priest. Release the Moses files!

And please don't tell me they deserved it and it was a good thing because God and we just don't understand gods genius

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u/jlit72 13h ago

Not the time or the place. Just like the woman in the video. Sit down and learn something

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u/stevieblunder7001 13h ago

Psst…they can’t process logic or reason when spoken to about their imaginary angry/loving sky daddy or his magic book. They always have some circular noodle logic when confronted with the absolute idiocy of their beliefs. “It’s a paradox!”

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u/imamajorscale 13h ago

I always avoid people think they have it all figured out. There’s so much mystery contained in these books and it’s worth discussing. Anyone who claims to know it all is lying to themselves and everyone else. Disregard them.

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u/imamajorscale 13h ago edited 13h ago

There are a lot of atrocities recorded in what we call the OT, and this one is undoubtedly a graphic account of what took place. I haven’t done an in depth study of this book yet so I can’t speak on it. Now that you’ve brought it to my attention, I’ll make a mental note to look into what led up to this point because it is certainly a heavy account of human relations. It’s also important to see how things unfolded afterwards. Often times, the people suffer for the atrocities that they commit. Just like any story, you can’t isolate one part and say that’s the whole story.

I see this as more of an account of what took place rather than a justification of it. Many people who haven’t taken the time to read the books in the Bible assume that others who do take every word as a justification to allow themselves to behave in the same way. Some people who read it at a glance do in fact treat it this way; I believe it’s reckless, irresponsible, and both academically and spiritually dishonest, but that doesn’t mean everyone does this.

What is recorded in Numbers might show us how things were done, but it doesn’t justify the actions that are recorded. This is what is so interesting about these stories, they aren’t all sunshine and rainbows like most of institutionalized religion would have you believe. This collection of books reads more like a journal entry of people who have been taken advantage of and oppressed and their reactions to it.

We can all relate to that because we all feel or have felt that at some point.