I don't mean this in a judgemental way: if you're like most people (and you, like me, probably are), then you don't have the ability to "seal off" parts of your personality. Whatever part of you drives you to write posts like this is almost certainly also on display when you undergo medical exams.
But what's wrong with having these beliefs?
And I am Christian, but not nondenominational. I have very specific beliefs. Besides, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is still a major church.
To argue that just because I don't believe the same things that most Christians do is a reason to deny me flight is bigoted.
And that wasn't even the reason I was denied. All of the people examining me recommended that I receive a medical. Obviously, this personality of mine was no problem.
Also, mix religious extremism with quips like "the US must die", and you've got a pretty good explanation for why your application might have been denied.
Also, extremism like this is not the best way to lead new people to Christ, bro. Jesus didn't care about whose face was on the denarius.
That's the kind of dying I'm talking about. Not extremist.
That blog post is saying that the US is like Sodom and Gomorrha: there's a lot of evil, and God will eventually destroy it. I'm not saying it's our job to. Absolutely not.
[1]: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/the-fam...
> Edit 2023-05-11: After confusion on Hacker News, I want to clarify the previous statement.
> I believe that the United States must die, but I believe that God alone must do it by natural disaster, as with what happened with Sodom and Gomorrha. It is not for any individual or group to do, especially not the Latter-day Saints.
> > We believe that all men are bound to sustain and uphold the respective governments in which they reside, while protected in their inherent and inalienable rights by the laws of such governments; and that sedition and rebellion are unbecoming every citizen thus protected, and should be punished accordingly;
> > – D&C 134:5 [1]
[1]: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-test...
And you don't have to worry about it; I want to fly helicopters.
Keep in mind that you're not wishing for less suffering during the calamity. You're not wishing for those that are innocent to be spared. You're not wishing for mercy.
You're wishing for a cataclysm to destroy your enemies on a national level, and you don't want any guff for the opinion.
None of these things strike me as something Jesus Christ would do.
As I said somewhere in this thread, my communication skills are not good; I tend toward strong statements, too strong. My wife has worked on helping me overcome that, and I am better than I was two years ago when I wrote that post.
I've added a note to the post addressing your criticism. See another one of my replies to one of your comments.
Others don't call me Christian because I don't believe in the Nicene Creed.
I call myself Christian because I try to follow Jesus Christ in my everyday life.
Of course, Christ has great communication skills. I do not, as you can see from this thread. This is just one way in which I suck as a disciple of Christ.
It's just that... the US government, OSB and FBI agents, whoever is handling your application... They don't really have a sense of nuance when doing background investigations, nor should they be expected to have the resources to do so.
I don't mean to shit on your dream of flying commercially, in fact I hope you achieve it. I really just pointed out what I saw, something that might be a "code smell" type red flag that could lead to bias in the FAA's selection process, consciously or not.
I hope that my initial comment wasn't too crass, but sometimes people need to hear what they need to hear.
I added a note to that post that says this:
> Edit 2023-05-11: After confusion on Hacker News, I want to clarify the previous statement.
> I believe that the United States must die, but I believe that God alone must do it by natural disaster, as with what happened with Sodom and Gomorrha. It is not for any individual or group to do, especially not the Latter-day Saints.
> > We believe that all men are bound to sustain and uphold the respective governments in which they reside, while protected in their inherent and inalienable rights by the laws of such governments; and that sedition and rebellion are unbecoming every citizen thus protected, and should be punished accordingly;
> > – D&C 134:5 [1]
I hope that fixes the problem.
I apologize. I acted the way I did because I have people grab random posts and say that they can ignore me because I'm religious and then rail on me, forcing me to defend my faith. This felt a bit like that, but I was obviously wrong about that feeling.
[1]: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-test...