{"id":1443220,"date":"2022-04-18T09:01:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T13:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443220"},"modified":"2022-04-18T09:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T13:01:40","slug":"ilhan-omar-accused-of-christianophobia-over-viral-atmosphere-prayer-clip-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-accused-of-christianophobia-over-viral-atmosphere-prayer-clip-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar Accused of \u2018Christianophobia\u2019 over Viral Atmosphere Prayer Clip Remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Filhan-omar-accused-of-christianophobia-over-viral-atmosphere-prayer-clip-remarks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443220&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/OMar-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) suffered backlash online, with some accusing the congresswoman of anti-Christian sentiment, in response to her remarks over a video of passengers singing Christian music on a plane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the now-viral video, captioned \u201cWorshipping Jesus 30,000 feet in the air,\u201d passengers are seen singing a popular Christian worship song from within an airliner, though its full context is unclear.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The Minnesota Muslim congresswoman, responding to the clip, wrote: \u201cI think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane. How do you think it will end?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5696Erwsl5\">pic.twitter.com\/5696Erwsl5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1515528668227018752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><span>TMZ<\/span><span>,\u00a0 the clip was originally <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/04\/16\/airplane-passengers-sing-christian-songs-jesus-cabin-up-in-air\/\"><span>posted<\/span><\/a><span> by Jack Jensz Jr., the founder of Kingdom Realm Ministries, who has been assisting Ukrainian refugees in Europe along with his congregation.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The clip had nearly 30 million views as of Sunday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In response to her tweet, Omar was blasted by many who took to Twitter to call out the Somalia-born congresswoman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think you should shut up and stop being a bigot,\u201d wrote conservative author and lawyer Kurt Schlichter.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think you should shut up and stop being a bigot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8OoiuZsRGN\">https:\/\/t.co\/8OoiuZsRGN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtSchlichter\/status\/1515802390112264192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cMy answer would get me banned,\u201d wrote Lavern Spicer, a former Republican Congressional candidate in Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My answer would get me banned.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lavern Spicer\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@lavern_spicer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lavern_spicer\/status\/1515794091447140360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cIlhan Omar<\/span> <span>@IlhanMN<\/span><span> attacks a group of Christian volunteers on an<\/span> <span>@easyJet<\/span><span> flight in Europe delivering aid to Ukraine, because they\u2019re singing,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AviKaner\/status\/1515799345278459912?s=20&#038;t=nYkaTtQ0iH1Ea4pUOYrzRg\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> activist and businessman Avi Kaner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cShe has no idea about what transpired and whether or not it was approved. But it\u2019s suddenly about her,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhy does this person who lives free and liberated because of the compassion of our country not appreciate that we\u2019re a Judeo-Christian society uniquely founded to protect those of all faiths?\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTalkShow\/status\/1515779270169276437?s=20&#038;t=nYkaTtQ0iH1Ea4pUOYrzRg\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> talk radio host Joe \u201cPags\u201d Pagliarulo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhy does she constantly denigrate the place that offered her so much?\u201d he asked. \u201cPraying for her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cI spent decades flying in the Middle East. We weren\u2019t even allowed to bring Bibles into the countries or worship. This sort of impromptu singing would turn into arrests and imprisonment,\u201d wrote former congressional Republican candidate and Air Force pilot Buzz Patterson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ll celebrate our freedoms here. You do you,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I spent decades flying in the Middle East. We weren\u2019t even allowed to bring Bibles into the countries or worship. This sort of impromptu singing would turn into arrests and imprisonment. I\u2019ll celebrate our freedoms here. You do you. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IlhanMN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzPatterson\/status\/1515816970461102081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cSome people sang things\u2026,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzPatterson\/status\/1515812574813691904?s=20&#038;t=O_KLxdBw2NJJfpMbWAXgpQ\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> in another tweet, referencing Omar\u2019s referring to the 9\/11 terror attacks as a day in which \u201csome people did something\u201d during her infamous keynote address at a private fundraiser for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of Greater Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI doubt that people would care one bit. It\u2019s the slitting of throats with box cutters and flying jetliners into buildings that we have an issue with. Next question,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toddstarnes\/status\/1515864058192355334\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> conservative commentator Todd Starnes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLeftist politician sneers at Christians\u2026.,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomFitton\/status\/1515797061391765518\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cStop with the Christianphobia, Congresswoman,\u201d wrote conservative author and YouTube personality Mark Dice.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stop with the Christianphobia, Congresswoman.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Dice (@MarkDice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkDice\/status\/1515804761257172997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cIf someone yelled Allahu Akbar I\u2019d freak out, YOU\u2019d freak out and ANY Muslim would freak out given the fact we still have many radical Islamists in our religion (Hizbollah, ISIS, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas etc) all would love to hijack a plane for another 9\/11 who we kidding..,\u201d wrote former Miss Iraq Sarah Idan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If someone yelled Allahu Akbar I\u2019d freak out, YOU\u2019d freak out and ANY Muslim would freak out given the fact we still have many radical Islamists in our religion (Hizbollah, ISIS, Muslim Brotherhood \ud83d\ude0f, Hamas etc) all would love to hijack a plane for another 9\/11 who we kidding..<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarai (Sarah Idan) Miss Iraq (@RealSarahIdan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSarahIdan\/status\/1515743457301524481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cInstead of trying to blame Americans if you consider yourself a Muslim leader, this says a lot about the problem, let\u2019s try to fix the issue that makes our religion look bad, we need reform, you need to be as vocal &#038; take actions to end extremism &#038; their anti-West ideology,\u201d she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSarahIdan\/status\/1515744364735000576\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> in another tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cQatar \u2013 a country you\u2019re very familiar with \u2013 plays Islamic prayers on the intercom before takeoff on their planes. They have a designated prayer area &#038; coordinates for Mecca are posted on the screens,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CicelyDavisMN\/status\/1515894096937689088?s=20&#038;t=kghbk-maWGtIUDON-FAzew\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> Cicely Davis, a GOP challenger to Rep. Ilhan Omar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s no problem. The issue is you hate Christians &#038; Jews &#038; lots of Muslims,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNaturally,<\/span> <span>@IlhanMN<\/span><span> decided to attack Christians on Easter,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrddmia\/status\/1515857758003806211?s=20&#038;t=VmOxjoiE3YwgYacH9m4kWw\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> Mike Davis, founder and president of the Internet Accountability Project (IAP).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Omar has a history of controversy, having been accused repeatedly of being antisemitic and anti-American.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/11\/exclusive-rep-reschenthaler-blasts-ilhan-omar-antisemite-who-hates-america-american-troops-no-place-serving-in-congress\/\"><span>blasted<\/span><\/a><span> Omar in June after the congresswoman equated the United States and Israel to Hamas terrorists and the Taliban, claiming she was unfit to serve in Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOmar is an antisemite who hates America and hates American troops,\u201d he said. \u201cShe has no place serving in Congress.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><em>Follow Joshua Klein on Twitter\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuaklein_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JoshuaKlein<\/a>.<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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