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Man playing guitar takes over flight mid-air to sing Christian gospel songs at 30,000ft

Passengers onboard a flight were stunned when a pastor took over a flight mid-air to sing gospel songs at 30,000ft.

A video posted on social media shows a man playing a guitar mid-flight as Christian singers sang songs about Jesus, with the video being viewed more than 200,000 times.

Jack Jensz, who according to Daily Dot is a pastor, posted the video and describes himself as the founder of religious organisation Kingdom Realm Ministries, based in Philadelphia, in the United States.

It is not confirmed whether the flight was on a commercial airline or if everyone travelling was of the same religious group.

Or whether permission was gained to sing onboard before the flight took off.

While some passengers onboard were pleasantly surprised, some were less than amused by the sudden in-flight entertainment.

Jack Jensz's social media suggests he spent part of the past week in Germany and across Europe, which is where the flight may have been headed.

He and his wife have posted about working along the Ukrainian border over the past few weeks.

Passengers were left stunned at the sudden sing-song (TikTok/jackjenszjr)
Christian rockers 'praise Jesus' on packed flight – triggering a mixed response (TikTok/jackjenszjr)

However, reactions of the video have gone viral with one comment saying a man looks visibly annoyed as he looks directly into the camera in the short clip.

One comment said: "Poor guy in the green-and-blue plaid shirt: Figuratively, I am him. He is me."

Another added: "Blue shirt guy is two seconds away from jumping out of the plane."

The video was posted a week ago but on social media it has generated debate as to whether the mid-flight sing-song was "pushing" beliefs on people.

Some have suggested Jewish or Muslim people would have received major backlash if they were to do the same.

Ilhan Omar, United States representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district - who is Muslim - tweeted 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?"

One TikTok comment said: "I'm a Christian and I don't believe in enforcing this on anyone, pray in private in your own time."

"I'm Christian but there's definitely a time and place," another user added.

Some social media users saw the light hearted side of the sing-song with one Twitter commenter writing: "I don’t find anything wrong with this video. On the contrary, I have mega respect for the people playing and singing. 'Preach the gospel to all the world'."

However, a vast amount of users said they would have opened the emergency exit or demanded a refund.

One user wrote: "And people go on about kids on flights."

However, it's not the first time a video has been posted by Mr Jensz as in a previous video posted on TikTok he and his wife, Lily, were seen encouraging people on a train to become religious, saying that "when you invite Jesus in your life, not only do you get eternal life, but you also get a peace".

They added: "With God, it doesn't mean bad things won't happen...but it means that we don't have to be influenced in our hearts."

One Twitter user remarked: "So the group who tortured people on the airplane with their 'worship' songs also harassed people on trains on the same trip."

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