Footage from the flight showed Christians singing gospel music '30,000 feet in the air' in a video that has sparked a debate about the nature of worship online. Omar, who is Muslim, retweeted the clip saying: 'I think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane. How do you think it will end?'
Vernon Jones, a Democrat-turned Republican politician and staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, slammed Omar over the tweet, asking: 'Why do you hate Christians, Ilhan?' Cicely Davis, a candidate in the GOP primary in Minnesota, said Islamic prayers on a plane were 'no problem' and claimed 'the issue is you hate Christians & Jews & lots of Muslims'.
Another Minnesota candidate, Royce White, told Omar not to 'disrespect Christianity' and warned 'the Democrats you serve don't believe in God'. While Jose Castillo, a Republican candidate running for Congress in Florida, told Omar 'Muslims can & do pray in public' in the US as he claimed 'she wants a country where Christians aren't allowed to do the same'.
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I saw this story elsewhere, and someone in the comments there pointed out that there are no masks in the video, so it was either taken several years ago, or it's a chartered flight, presumably for a church group, so they're not imposing their religion on others.
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