Christian Music in Public - Who Picks the Station?
Back in 2005 I wrote an editorial because it seemed like every time I turned around, some "non-believer" was complaining about hearing a Christian song in public. I was brought back to that piece today when I read about Margaret Downey, the former President of Atheist Alliance International. Apparently Mrs. Downey and her husband were on an American Airlines flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles and during the flight "had to listen to three songs about a religious doctrine" that they found "disturbing."
After complaining to the stewardess that the flight had "become a church service" and being "ignored," Mrs. Downey wrote a letter to American Airlines, asking that they "confirm that this type of religious incident will not happen again" when she is on one of their flights.
The whole incident brings me back to the question, who picks the music? The business owner or the patrons? Should airlines poll each passenger when they book a flight to find out their musical preference and try to arrange a playlist accordingly? Would it even be possible to please everyone on a single 747, much less a whole airlines' worth? As consumers, we have the option to choose who we do business with. Isn't that really as far as our choice should go?
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I’m guessing they played Bridge Over Troubled Water, My Sweet Lord, Spirit in the Sky and God Bless America. Sigh.
Why does Christian music bother atheists if they don’t believe in Jesus…hmmmmm
The aetheists’ consciousness becomes disturbed. I wonder why? Could it be that Jesus stands at the door and knocks? And they resist because of their ‘the good life’?
God Save Her! thats i gotto say *sigh* God Bless Ya.Kim!!
Why is it that the atheists are so afraid of? Just a few words. Conviction, conviction, conviction. They may have to actually make a decision that will affect their entire eternity. This goes so much further than just simply being a whiny, cry baby. I suppose if she does not like hot sauce she complains because someone else does…my heart does go out to her…because of her separation from the ONLY thing that matters, her relationship with Christ.
Absolutely, if they are dissatisfied with American Airlines they have the right to choose another. No one is forcing them to do business with a single airline and if the airline chooses to play christian music that is there choice. Maybe the athiest can have their own airline and play their music whatever that may be.
It is amazing to me the things and lengths people who claim to not believe in Christ will go to in order to attack and browbeat the very thing they don’t even believe in. Even more mind numbing for me is how everyone is so “politically correct” in their approach to all topics except when it comes to Believers. Common sense goes along way in this world and things like this just go to show how little of it some people use.
I have to “tolerate” “soundtracks of hell” all the time wherever I go so they can put up with good music as far as I am concerned.