Hey, thanks for fixing that.

That worst offense of the writer was that he did not properly punctuate this article, particularly the second paragraph.

do you actually think corporate network news is objective?

Yes, this is a blog. and we're writing in a comments section to a blog.

so quit getting your collective panties in a bunch when a few people post that a comment was more snarky than necessary.

I'm an atheist, but it doesn't mean I can't have some respect for the beliefs of others, and of all the things one might argue are bad about religion, prayer is not really one of them.

At least not prayer in the sense of quietly appealing to a higher power for assistance, as opposed to whatever ritual Ori Brafman was engaged in, walking around a plane and ignoring everyone else.

Re: #21

Yup, 'cause he's gonna need all the help he can get.

Now let's all enter the Standing Crow position while holding dream-catchers in our mouths to ward off all this bad mojo.

this ain't the news folks, its a blog.

Yeah, um, what was he thinking?

As for the other unpleasantness, I, too, think the world would be better off without religion, but I found JDS's remark a bit flippant. If Gothamist reporters are going to include humor in their posts, I prefer they use good taste (it's why I enjoy Dave's posts so much).

i know many flight attendants (long story) and they all agree that orthodox and hasidic jews are the rudest, most pushy passengers on any given flight.

you might construe this as anti-semitism, but you'd be wrong.

As the plow follows words, so God rewards prayers.
--W. Blake

#6. You are humorless atheist. This is why atheists get a bad rap.

#14. Not harsh at all. Not harsh enough, actually. Religion is the great disease of humanity.

#16. The grace of God also explains my ability to piss and shit, for what it is worth.

One thing about God ... He's got a sense of humor. His plan is wickedly funny. All those believe in him will go to hell, and all atheists to heaven. I'm not sure what he'll make of me since I don't it's worth the trouble to contemplate about God's existence. Just live, baby.

A lot of humorless folks--I mean, fucks--here.

yeah let the jew guy pray. Then when a scaryass muslim guy does it people will go apeshit. I know I'd freak the fuck out if a muslim guy started going all ALLAH and shit when in midflight.

John-

I appreciated your joke. This is why I read a .... blog .... about New York (precisely because it contains news, commentary and occasional irreverent wit).

When I want just the news, I read nytimes.com

...mummified pinky toe of a sainted martyr.

Isn't that what Catholics do?

Because if he stops praying, Yahweh will summon Samara from the well and scare him to death.

Just to be on the safe side, he needs a chicken, some Kabalah string, flagelents, and the mummified pinky toe of a sainted martyr.

Greetings from SFist. I've read this story too, and I have to agree that the person should have just done his prayer in his own seat. Anyway, those United Flights from SFO to JFK are the premium service ones, at least you can pray with the extra legroom.

5 times a day. When I wake up, before I go to sleep, and right before every meal.

The Lord will eventually bless me with working hair follicles. He works in mysterious ways.

Kojak, how much do you pray for hair?

I tend to think Airplanes don't just fly thanks to the amazing accomplishments of human engineering, but also by the grace of God.

Now, the Lord doesn't like to be dissed. He tends to smite those who disrespect him. Making an airplane crash is as easy to him as scratching an itch.

So you'd BEST pray before your plane heathens.

When many suffer for one it's wrong. If the guy wanted to pray let him, as long as others don't have to hear his shit or be delayed or in any other way be involved in his mumbo jumbo crap.

He should be banned from all UA flights and take a cab along with that bitch Naomi Campbell next time he wants to go from point A to point B.

>>>(This is why people should ‘Just Say No’ to prayer.)

That's a bit harsh.

www.forgotten-ny.com

I know bashing Gothamist writers is a sport on these pages, but can people take one step back and realize that the author was making a joke? A stupid one, sure, but this is clearly not an attempt by some Godless Heathen Writer to impose his will on you all.

Question the appropriateness of the joke in the article? Sure. Point out that it just wasn't funny? Of course. Treat it seriously? Come on...