I look back on it now and think what a repressed and hateful monster that woman was to do that to a kid who just misspoke. I was told that God doesn't thank us, we thank him and how disrespectful and sacrilegious I was being. I got reamed by the teacher in front of everyone for a couple of minutes. It was supposed to be let us thank him for our food. I said God is good, God is great, let him thank us for our food. At one snack time, it was my turn to do the prayer but I messed it up. Speaking of praying at meals, when I was in the 1st grade I went to a private Quaker school. I wish I knew how to deal with this problem. Of course, if we're talking church or some other setting where prayer is expected, that is different and I would not feel any disrespect at all. Imagine a random friend praying to Satan in front of them. religious) they feel they need to pray at the table when I'm around.Īlso, I would bet a $1000 dollars if there were people of other faiths praying in front of them to other gods, they'd feel disrespected as well. And thankfully, my relatives are not so showy (oops, I mean. or they can ask me first if I'm ok with them praying in front of me). Hence why I make sure to have friends who are considerate of what I stand for (if they have to pray, they can easily do so somewhere privately, there's no Christian doctrine/dogma dictating that they have to pray in a public secular setting in front of atheist friends. I swear, the things people choose to get hung up on. (Augat 11:31 am)Aegon Wrote: Who cares? it's a grand total of 30 seconds (at most) of your life, waiting for your friends to do something that is very important to them. How would they know you were eating, their eyes are closed as they look inward to their imaginations, shutting out the real world. I suppose it would be rude to take a bite and say "wow this is really good" during the prayer. It does not anger me or make me feel awkward. I don't close my eyes but instead, look around to see who's eyes are closed and whose not. Any suggestions?I simply sit with my hands in my lap and wait. I am tempted to eat before she finishes the prayer, but that would be construed as rude. This is just me, but I find that to be a little rude and self-serving. (Several of us are non-believers).Īgain, the awkwardness while waiting for her to finish the prayer. Before we ate she said a prayer, while we all waited. I have another friend who I met for dinner at someone's house. It makes me feel awkward, as though by waiting until he's finished I am in agreement with the prayer. I have two religious friends, and whenever I go out to eat with either of them this is a problem. (Augat 2:52 pm)Denverguy Wrote: I don't know how to handle this. I came to the place I am in for my own inner peace. I remember feeling resentful of this myself for a time. It is up to you to decide whether it's worth it to you. You don't have to go out to dinner with them. They are not involving you, they're doing what they need to do. It might not spark joy in you, but that's what happens when you live on a planet with other people. I didn't mean to sound so harsh in my reply, but that's how it is. You have to listen to crowd noise in the city and smell other peoples' BO and garbage and wait in line at restaurants. But that's just me.Įverything everyone does is self-serving. If it were me and I wanted to say a prayer I would do it silently and not involve others. It's hard to find another living soul who has the exact same set of values as you, and dictating what others should and should not do is why wars happen.But it's NOT self-serving for someone to make everyone else be silent and to delay eating while they do their prayer thing. That's what it takes to get along in with other people. If they don't insist you pray with them or involve you, that's their business. This situation comes up a lot in life, and that's just how it is. (Augat 7:47 pm)Denverguy Wrote: (Augat 6:33 pm)Mermaid Wrote: It's rude and self-serving to assert your beliefs on them.
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