Facing an extremely stressful situation that could've resulted in hundreds of deaths, Southwest pilot Tammie Jo Shults safely landed her severely damaged plane in Philadelphia last week after an engine exploded. In the aftermath, the passengers on that plane as well as many in the media have hailed her as a hero, rightfully so. Turns out, Tammie Jo Shults is a committed Christian who loves sharing her faith. And we shouldn't be surprised by that.
Immediately after the averted tragedy, CNN published a piece titled "We Shouldn't Be Surprised that Southwest's Hero Pilot Is a Woman." In her article, Juliette Kayyem wrote, "Shults showed that 'nerves of steel' can have two X chromosomes."
I would imagine that only the most intransigent misogynist would doubt Kayyem's assertion. And, to be clear, Kayyem's article wasn't intended to be an editorial version of Annie Get Your Gun's Anything You Can Do." While not agreeing with her every assertion, I do appreciate Kayyem's article, both the content (some of it) and the tone. In the article, she points out that during the crisis at 30,000 feet in the air, the frightened passengers weren't thinking about the pilot's gender. Adding to that, I submit that they weren't thinking about the pilot's religion either.
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7 comments:
Very brave woman indeed. I do not think courage is exclusively a Christian trait but more power to her.
She received her flight training in the US Navy. Enough said.
Coward thats a muslim trait
We don't need CNN with their moral deficiency praising others.
I'm glad she's a Christian, which will be downplayed.
I also hope her name goes alongside Sully Sullenberger for aerial heroics.
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I don’t care that she’s a woman or a Christian. What’s important is that she was a highly competent aviator that saved lives. The pilot that brought that plane in safely is a hero. Male, female,black,white. A hero is a hero.
Her religion is completely irrelevant. Her training as a pilot and her courage deserves ALL of the credit.
If for one second you think you can credit any deity for her actions, then ipso facto you MUST credit same deity with the explosion of the engine and the deaths and injuries that happened.
The deity can intervene AFTER the tragedy, not before? Makes no sense. You don't get to pick and choose what makes you feel warm and fuzzy. It may be cold, it may be hard, but it's the truth that matters.
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