BBC NEWS | Christian question alarms flight

When I first read the above article I thought, “what a nutter”, and then I started to think about whether there are boundaries to extolling a faith onto others. As a Christian and a preacher in the Methodist Church I am called to “those who have not heard”, however, I feel that this is a case where it was not appropriate. Am I stating the obvious?

Talk of a persons faith is an intimate, personal thing and it needs to be handled with sensitivity and dignity. This pilot certainly didn’t do either with his little speech, particularly in light of 9/11.

Do I share my faith at work and in social activities? Yes, but to the extent that people know I am a Christian and a preacher. If someone wants to go deeper than that then I’m happy to talk about it.

Where else do the boundaries of decency lie with respect to faith sharing I wonder?