United's Pagan Problem

[icymist]

United, the airline that breaks guitars, is receiving some more bad publicity, this time from within the Pagan community. A Pagan boycott of the company is being suggested after they seriously bungled the aftermath of an altercation between a zealous Christian subcontractor and a wheelchair-bound Pagan veteran.

“In August I filed a complaint against an employee of United Airlines who verbally attacked me for my religious beliefs. To date United Airlines and their subcontractor Airserve Corporation, have not made any efforts to alleviate the pain and humiliation I experienced. I had been traveling through Chicago on my way home to California when this incident occurred. I was waiting for a wheelchair to preboard my plane, but the attendant arrived too late to preboard me, despite the fact that I had asked him several times to ensure he returned for me on time. He then got another attendant who asked me to pray with him and give up my burdens to god. I am not a Christian and I informed him that I am the minister of a Druid congregation and then asked to change the topic. At this point he became confrontational and got down in my face; he began to quote scriptures at me and was so vehement that he sprayed spit in my face. He told me I would go to hell, quoted scriptures about false idols and told me that I would be a better person with his god in my life.”


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[xchrom]

1. Well that's horrifying. Nt

[patrice]

2. Sorry for the Druid's difficult experience, but . . .Love it, when X-tians show their real colors!!!

[Tailormyst]

3. We put up with this sort of crap more then anyone realizes.

I once had to have two NUNS...yes a NUNS...thrown out of a pizza place after we asked her politely a dozen times to stop telling my very small children that mommy and daddy were going to burn in hell and that only their god could save us. When they originally came over to my table we politely told them we were not interested. They persisted and then we informed them we were a Wiccan High Priestess and Priest and asked them to respect our right to our own beliefs. They grew abusive after that.

Being raised in the Catholic church in Mass, that sort of behavior from a nun was a shock. That being said, the worst are the Baptists and the Evangelicals, who have been brainwashed to hate and fear us.

[Lint Head]

4. Sounds like having god in 'his' life has turned this religious fanatic

into a confrontational spit spraying demon from Hell!

Having Jesus in one's life is supposed to make you humble, forgiving and caring.