I came across this blog the other day, and thought it was worth sharing with you:
Margaret Downey, successful businesswoman, atheist and social activist, was recently on a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles on American Airlines. As the plane was coming in for landing, she awoke to Christian music playing over the plane's sound system.
In a letter to American Airlines, Ms. Downey writes,
In total we had to listen to three songs about a religious doctrine we find disturbing. I'm sure that a Jewish family, a Hindi family and nontheist people such as my husband and I were equally offended that American Airlines was promoting the Christian doctrine in a space that could not be escaped from. We were a captive audience!
I expect my airlines to remain neutral in matters of religion. This is why I will not fly Alaska Airlines. They promote and proselytize Christianity at ever opportunity.
Please confirm that this type of religious incident will not happen again when I use American Airlines. Please also explain who was responsible for the religious promotion on this flight -- the pilot and/or the staff.
As a Christian, even I notice when Christian music is being played in public places. I hear Chris Rice all the time in the grocery store; his last hit single, "When Did You Fall In Love" made the mainstream charts.
But those kind of benign love songs are quite different than actual worship music apparently piped into the cabin of Ms. Downey's plane.
Then again ...
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