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Ilhan Omar Slammed For Tweet Criticizing Christians Singing During Flight: Wonder What Would Happen If My Family Prayed On A Plane

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Ilhan Omar was ridiculed after she tweeted a slur about a Christian group performing worship songs on an aircraft before the Easter holiday.

The video, which appears to have surfaced on TikTok from a user named Jack Jensz Jr, who describes himself as a “Preacher of the Gospel,” quickly went viral with viewers torn over the decorum of a group singing gospel songs on an airplane.

“Worshipping Jesus 30,000 feet in the air!” the video’s caption reads.

Representative Omar (D–MN), shared this video with her thoughts and ideas on what would happen if Muslims started praying on airplanes.

“I think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane,” she wrote. “How do you think it will end?”

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Ilhan Omar Criticizes Christians

Republican politicians were quick to reply to Ilhan Omar’s comments of her mocking the Christian group.

Vernon Jones, a Black pro-Trump former Democrat running for a Georgia House seat asked rather bluntly, “Ilhan why are you so hateful of Christians”

“If the freedom of religion we enjoy here in America disturbs you, feel free to pack your bags and head back to Somalia, Sudan, or wherever you’re from,” he added. “Your brother should be with you.”

The latter comment is in response to reports that have circulated for years showing documents that purport to raise questions as to whether Omar previously married her own brother as a means to “skirt immigration laws.”

Omar is the target of the GOP candidate

Cicely Davis, a candidate in the GOP primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, which Omar represents, also took aim at the Democrat lawmaker.

“Qatar – a country you’re very familiar with – plays Islamic prayers on the intercom before takeoff on their planes,” Davis tweeted.

“They have a designated prayer area & coordinates for Mecca are posted on the screens. It’s no problem. You hate Christians. [and] Jews [and] lots of Muslims.”

The Call to Prayer

Controversy arose in 2016 when, on an American Airlines flight, a man in full Islamic dress began yelling “Allahu Akbar” at the top of his lungs as he was praying.

The person filming the incident at the time said, “Just to be clear, I’ve seen plenty of people pray on flights before but never have I witnessed a call to prayer like this.”

Omar’s comments may raise a reasonable concern, but this incident seems to point out context. While many people fly to pray, it is not always a problem. There’s also a history in America involving people of one religion using planes with ill intent as opposed to another.

You know, Ms. Omar, when “some people did something” on 9/11.

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Omar’s History Of Controversy

Later, Omar would retweet comments made by Chuck Modi, Deadspin’s sportswriter who supported what she wrote.

“Ilhan Omar: Makes very valid point,” Modi wrote. “Right-wingers who hate Ilhan Omar: ‘You are ‘attacking Christianity’ because I am stupid or dishonest or just pandering to my bigoted base.’”

Modi also describes himself as a “justice journalist.”

Which is all you need to know as to why he’s a ‘sportswriter’ for Deadspin. Clearly, he’s angling for a role at the woke mother ship, ESPN.

Omar’s History

Ilhan Omar’s history is rich in bigotry against Christians and not just.

  • In 2012, Omar tweeted “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.”
  • Asked a judge for compassion for ISIS recruits who were being sentenced for planning to join the terrorist organization.
  • Dismissed 9/11 as “some people did something” and allegedly refused to answer if she was “pro-al Qaeda.”
  • Tweeted that US support for Israel was “all about the Benjamins” and when she was asked what that meant, responded “AIPAC!”
  • Described acts of terrorism as a reaction to United States’ “involvement in other people’s affairs.”

 

In 2020, Fox News reported on investigations involving Omar and allegations of “perjury, immigration fraud, tax fraud, student loan fraud, and possibly bigamy.”

She might be better off praying for those investigations to fail.