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323. Is there a difference between an offering of thanks for the meal and actual prayer, or communion,

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 05:07 PM

Jul 2013

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with whatever deity/belief system one has chosen? Reading about the Sermon on the Mount, thanks was given for the bread/fish.

If so, then the Matthew reference that so many get all quote-y over, does not apply to the meal reference but does to the the communion one.

The hypocrites mentioned in the Matthew reference are doing their 'praying' in an ostentatious manner, and that is what is being enjoined against.

Interestingly, Congress begins sessions with a prayer. I recall there being one from time to time at inauguration ceremonies. Perhaps a petition/email/letter writing campaign should begin forthwith.

But on the other hand, what does it hurt?

No one ever mentions the line about not hiding your light under a bushel, but put it on a stand so that all can see. Is it possible that this 'light' can be one's faith/belief? That's in Matthew also, but it doesn't get all quoted up in this kind of thread.

And FYI, I am a non-believer.

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I hate when people pray over their food aloud in public [View all] Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 OP

People who pray aloud in public are doing it to be attention whores. Apophis Jul 2013 #1

Even the Bible says you should pray Aerows Jul 2013 #55

so, giving thanks over a meal ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #69

No Aerows Jul 2013 #77

having not been there loud could be an issue and it may not ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #93

It's true Aerows Jul 2013 #97

"Matt 6:5 is about praying hypocrites..." who we are enjoined to recognize by their public prayer. enki23 Jul 2013 #155

not disagreeing with that at all ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #176

The poster assumes, as this gospel Jesus clearly did, that they are doing it for attention. enki23 Jul 2013 #213

#223 MNBrewer Jul 2013 #246

i just tend toward the benefit of the doubt ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #290

the point is ostentatious prayer auntsue Jul 2013 #372

i agree to a point ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #377

matthew 6:6.. frylock Jul 2013 #223

That's the one I was looking for Aerows Jul 2013 #265

but we are making assumptions about the people doing the praying ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #287

Exactly. Apophis Jul 2013 #182

Matt 6:1-7 demosincebirth Jul 2013 #262

It Would Seem That Way, Wouldn't It? On the Road Jul 2013 #289

From my reading of the New Testament, I don�t think that is quite right left is right Jul 2013 #339

Is there a difference between an offering of thanks for the meal and actual prayer, or communion, bike man Jul 2013 #323

I know a family of three, all of whom stop what they are doing five times a day, kneel, and bike man Jul 2013 #84

The OP did, in fact, allow a similar observance in a restaurant. Mariana Jul 2013 #110

I don't think people in this thread have suggested the OP tried to prevent a prayer from taking bike man Jul 2013 #138

Your words: Mariana Jul 2013 #163

"Let them be" without all the consternation, gnashing of teeth, wringing of hands. "Allow..." bike man Jul 2013 #170

You say I question loud praying people motives Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #174

Do not get the vapors. If you will review the upper right hand corner of the various responses, you bike man Jul 2013 #183

... madmom Jul 2013 #222

The pray-ers are not here bemoaning the actions of another, only the person who heard the bike man Jul 2013 #238

But how does it hurt them? We all have a right to "bemoan" as long as madmom Jul 2013 #346

He is pissing and moaning that people of faith should express their faith in public Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2013 #397

The original statement I was questioning stated.. madmom Jul 2013 #405

i had to re-read it myself 7962 Jul 2013 #225

I didn't see that, either Aerows Jul 2013 #241

Oh God, the "cell phone voice"!!! I never have been able to get that!!!! 7962 Jul 2013 #266

Maybe some of us SoCalNative Jul 2013 #239

I love the smell of tolerance in the morning. nt bike man Jul 2013 #247

Something has to harm us before we can express an opinion about the activity? DeschutesRiver Jul 2013 #259

It doesn't hurt me either. Apophis Jul 2013 #188

Trolling Much? Is that family really doing it on the hallway floor of a Denny's? nt TheBlackAdder Jul 2013 #203

The hallway floor of Denny's isn't necessary. Isn't it true that the prayers can bike man Jul 2013 #226

Stay on topic. You were trolling the anti-Muslim sentiment, praying on the floor. nt TheBlackAdder Jul 2013 #234

The anti-Christian sentiment is rife here. I mentioned the small family as a bike man Jul 2013 #318

As a Christian American whose family was here since the 1630's... TheBlackAdder Jul 2013 #337

As a Christian American who is a descendant of Charlemagne, elehhhhna Jul 2013 #344

But.... VA_Jill Jul 2013 #242

I have never observed Muslims pray in public. SCVDem Jul 2013 #267

I pray at meals aloud but lowly, am I an attention whore? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #101

Yes. Apophis Jul 2013 #186

This message was self-deleted by its author hrmjustin Jul 2013 #201

I believe the gist of the comment was... SwissTony Jul 2013 #304

He said if we do so in a public place as I said i did then I am an attention whore. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #309

Do you do it in a loud voice or in a soft voice? SwissTony Jul 2013 #311

Grace is always a short prayer. I enjoy short prayers. And grace should be in a low voice if said hrmjustin Jul 2013 #313

Thank you. SwissTony Jul 2013 #315

I am sorry I lost my cool. I felt insulted by what you said but I should not have said what I did. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #341

Only if you do it loudly Aerows Jul 2013 #245

Well according to another poster i am an attention whore. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #254

Then you probably aren't the problem Aerows Jul 2013 #261

And they are defying Jesus, who said when you pray, go pray IN YOUR CLOSET. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #192

Yep. Apophis Jul 2013 #194

So are Sikh turbans attention whoreage? Yo_Mama Jul 2013 #204

no. Sikh turbans are cool. large gaudy crosses are yuck but no problem of mine Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #251

There's visible observances and loud/obnoxious observances. Apophis Jul 2013 #354

Generally anything heard 50 feet away in a restaurant would be obnoxious. Yo_Mama Jul 2013 #360

When you are starving..... NM_Birder Jul 2013 #256

... Apophis Jul 2013 #355

What is SMDH ? NM_Birder Jul 2013 #392

So Much Delicious Ham? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #395

I try to be understanding of it, but share your view.... NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #2

So the Dalai Lama is up to no good Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #11

nice extrapolation - sorry, didn't mean my statement to be a generality spread to all faiths! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #15

Care to extrapolate on that gem? clffrdjk Jul 2013 #112

No, I was clumsy in my response and don't wish to expound at all. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #159

The Dalai Lama has almost certainly collaborated with the CIA and MI6 FarCenter Jul 2013 #30

LOL Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #46

You say it ironically, but that is my view. Deep13 Jul 2013 #61

Yeah sucker an entire nation into fleeing Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #297

Tibet is a seperate issue. Deep13 Jul 2013 #317

I am a Buddhist and my life is not a greeting card. Buddhists live real lives just like everybody liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #320

Was commenting on DL, not either Buddism or Buddists. nt Deep13 Jul 2013 #327

but you said his greeting card style suckers people in. You are wrong about that. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #345

Why should you care? It's not like there's a talking ban in Starbucks. pnwmom Jul 2013 #3

Meh. If you need dead silence to enjoy your coffee, drink it at home (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #4

Hey, really. Starbucks should tell all praying assholes to stay away. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #5

Are you serious? Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #6

What you say is not true. I don't see a spate of loud praying on Sunday Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #10

You're saying worldwide people don't pray aloud Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #38

Uhhh...no. That's not what I said Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #48

If they included a chorus, that would be kind of cool. nt Javaman Jul 2013 #389

Sorry..That's not the point. The point is: A lot of people are sick and tired of extreme Christens BlueJazz Jul 2013 #33

They were evidently praying to themselves. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #42

The OP made no attempt to stop them from praying. Mariana Jul 2013 #50

Again..THE POINT IS : These people (yes..these people) ..most likely...are the type of people who BlueJazz Jul 2013 #81

What a goddamned bunch of shit nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #85

LOL!....That may very well be true but that's how I feel. Here's one for you though >>> BlueJazz Jul 2013 #119

Yeah. I read my greatx25 grandfather's diary. He had solid state transistors all worked out Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #135

Oh...Well..I'm sure not going to win any friends today. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #140

"A lot of historians and Scientists believe" Nope. Wrong, wrong, so very wrong. Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #269

And while we're at it, okasha Jul 2013 #301

Yup. The lack of knowledge of history sometimes astounds me, especially here. n/t Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #307

I'll gladly take your word for it that I was wrong on that subject. As far as it being a Theory... BlueJazz Jul 2013 #374

I meant Theory in terms of historic theory. Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #390

You said: "What if" is a nice mental exercise. Oh Yes..and I'm guilty of it quite a lot.. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #393

Ah, now we're getting into physics -and- philosophy. Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #394

This cordelia Jul 2013 #123

Well, you still haven't explained how the OP was infringing on the pray-ers freedom Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #136

Because he'd be perfectly happy to have it taken away nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #139

Wow. The OP never implied or said anything of the sort. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #145

So because I pray aloud a few times I am mentally ill. Oh and I hate science. And I am dumb! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #111

Oh...Come on ..you know better than that. I doubt (No..I'd bet my life) that you don't try to... BlueJazz Jul 2013 #130

Congrats. That's one of the more naked expressions of bigotry I've seen at DU. 11 Bravo Jul 2013 #126

You and others here don't understand the word "Some" "Most Likely" or "some people" BlueJazz Jul 2013 #158

You do understand that *some* people of faith are very proficient in self defense? I try not to get SlimJimmy Jul 2013 #175

Doesn't bother me. A lot of good people have died for a lot less. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #178

So, you'd be okay with death over an over jealous Christian in a public place? Have at it. SlimJimmy Jul 2013 #281

What you say is true. I didn't become this intolerant in one day..It took many years. I would rate.. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #306

If the prayer was loud enough to be heard in a Starbuck's (have you ever been in one?) justiceischeap Jul 2013 #298

yay! way to lump all praying people together ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #51

So you oppose the 1A with a certain segment of the population premium Jul 2013 #53

Oppose the 1A? Mariana Jul 2013 #80

It's his '1A' right to make things up. Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #189

LOL, it is indeed. nt. Mariana Jul 2013 #321

Wuh? Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #58

Sterotype much?There are a lot of dedicated Christians out there fighting for women's hedgehog Jul 2013 #71

Yeah, they're just not very effective, are they? Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #217

This OP is about prayer not What extreme Christians think. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #87

Of course people are allowed to pray in public. Mariana Jul 2013 #116

Yes I know that. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #124

It certainly wasn't my intention when I started the thread Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #131

Don't worry about it because I was not talking about your OP. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #143

It's hilarious how so many people are pretending that: Mariana Jul 2013 #151

I agree. Being a veteran of DU I know capricious Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #160

I'm beginning to know what you mean.... 7962 Jul 2013 #230

I'm not a fan of "probably". And I don't think of public prayer as "extreme Christian". nolabear Jul 2013 #88

Thank you for that "biased" opinion Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2013 #398

I never complain to the Mods and I may very well be biased on some things in life. I'm Human. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #406

They're not praying aloud to thank god for their meal. Apophis Jul 2013 #191

Happened recently in an Austin Tex-Mex, loud and proud... Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #7

To use their own book against them Matthew 6:5 hobbit709 Jul 2013 #8

Great minds think alike Aerows Jul 2013 #59

In their defense Sissyk Jul 2013 #75

On the contrary, community eating places were quite common in the Roman era. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #235

No link needed. Sissyk Jul 2013 #248

It's no worse than having to listen HappyMe Jul 2013 #9

You just gave me an idea. When I'm in Starbucks Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #19

Go ahead. HappyMe Jul 2013 #25

Except that while everybody quotes Matt 5, they don't, not really. Igel Jul 2013 #129

+1 PotatoChip Jul 2013 #149

Now, THAT was an outstanding response. And I am a non-believer who married into bike man Jul 2013 #150

Now THAT would be funny as hell! Matariki Jul 2013 #147

OK... pipi_k Jul 2013 #152

That's much worse NightWatcher Jul 2013 #23

Yeah, everybody there seems to be HappyMe Jul 2013 #41

You want to talk TMI? Aerows Jul 2013 #92

lol! HappyMe Jul 2013 #104

Yeah, my kids have done the same. Kids are great for embarrassing the hell out of you in public. Butterbean Jul 2013 #381

They are thanking God for an extremely overpriced bagel and coffee? Zen Democrat Jul 2013 #12

Dontchya just have to laugh? Blue Owl Jul 2013 #180

I wish I would have been there. "OOHHH...Holy Spaghetti Monster..May your blessed appendages bring.. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #13

Ramen! Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #148

Thus making you an attention whore ajk2821 Jul 2013 #250

Everybody audibly advocates for what they believe in. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #14

Gosh. That's a small thing to get upset over. What about loud laughter if you're depressed? nolabear Jul 2013 #16

It's more annoying when they force you to do it at family gatherings. Neoma Jul 2013 #32

I don't pray then, just sit quietly and respectfully. nolabear Jul 2013 #63

Mine are mean spirit people though. Neoma Jul 2013 #73

Mine too but they don't realize it. But I insist on being me and they can throw a fit if they like. nolabear Jul 2013 #96

That's not the case with my folks. Neoma Jul 2013 #157

Now - that's a very different picture from the one I had - hedgehog Jul 2013 #172

Ah, my relatives are missionaries as well. Neoma Jul 2013 #212

And you are smart do do so. Sometimes it's best. nolabear Jul 2013 #199

Do they pray together when you're not there? hedgehog Jul 2013 #78

Yeah, right before they make loud racist jokes when a black family sits near them. Neoma Jul 2013 #90

Making racist jokes meant to be overheard - now hedgehog Jul 2013 #132

Read post #33 BlueJazz Jul 2013 #36

good advice BOG PERSON Jul 2013 #260

Don't ask don't tell cilla4progress Jul 2013 #17

You should write a diary like Anne Frank did... Dr. Strange Jul 2013 #18

lol Go Vols Jul 2013 #24

LMFAO! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #31

read post #33 BlueJazz Jul 2013 #37

DUzy! n/t reflection Jul 2013 #40

Lol. I only said I didn't like it. My day continues Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #45

Well it bothered you enough to Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #70

And? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #91

Lots of people post about minor annoyances. Mariana Jul 2013 #95

If it was a just a minor annoyance it would be posted in the lounge el_bryanto Jul 2013 #99

Wow! You're a mind reader! Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #164

It's just logic - but you explain it - why did you want to post this in General el_bryanto Jul 2013 #165

Because I spend 99% of my time on DU in GD Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #167

Exactly you are making a political point el_bryanto Jul 2013 #173

I hope you understand that is completely a false equivalence Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #208

No it's not. You don't like seeing religious folks and I don't like seeing foreign speaking folks el_bryanto Jul 2013 #285

no. I'm pretty sure you are way off base. if Latinos started hat dancing next to my table Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #294

So basically your hatred of seeing people praying is meaningful el_bryanto Jul 2013 #296

nope. I could care less what Christians waste their time doing at church. have at it. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #299

Nods - and that comment will, as you no doubt have noticed - draw additional comment. nt el_bryanto Jul 2013 #300

which is fine. I don't take others' comments personally Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #308

Isn't that part of the fun of DU? We often post about crap that bugs us. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #118

No kidding. I really didn't expect this to blow up Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #128

I'm supposed to be packing up to move Mariana Jul 2013 #236

funny. good luck with the move. very far? side note: Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #244

Nah, just to an adjacent town. 15 minutes away. Mariana Jul 2013 #276

that doesn't surprise me. I am hopeful this small city isn't quite so uptight...but Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #284

lo!!! Sissyk Jul 2013 #89

I'd recommend a DUzy but I don't want the thread rehashed. But... nolabear Jul 2013 #121

So stealing this....nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #240

Perfect! Skip Intro Jul 2013 #303

But asshole cops you are ok with? LOL. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #20

Never said I was ok with ass hole cops Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #65

Well, we all have our crosses to bear. WestStar Jul 2013 #21

Meh they have the right to do so there are many more important things to be upset over Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #22

Matthew 6:5-6 Blackford Jul 2013 #26

Spot on /nt think Jul 2013 #35

You know, I immediately thought of that, as well, though I couldn't quote it Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #221

What? WovenGems Jul 2013 #27

I was in a restaurant and I saw a couple speaking in spanish el_bryanto Jul 2013 #28

Don't even get me started on those damn Muslims Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #34

Once was in a coffeehouse in Georgetown. Igel Jul 2013 #146

When the clergy of my church take us out for brunch we say a prayer together. We are not loud or hrmjustin Jul 2013 #29

you gotta be shitting me olddots Jul 2013 #39

That's why I go to church and slurp my coffee real loudly in the front pew. n/t reflection Jul 2013 #43

:) Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #54

Brace yourself! cordelia Jul 2013 #44

you should have posted this in the lounge olddots Jul 2013 #47

Why? It's about religious expression in public Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #57

i was sticking up for you pal olddots Jul 2013 #94

My apologies to you. It just didn't seem lounge Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #102

I'm not religious and border on anti-religious these days gvstn Jul 2013 #49

People who pray like that in public are looking for attention. I think it doesn't help their southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #52

You know the intentions of others? Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #114

It's an observation thats all friend. I'm entitled to believe what I want. I think they are southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #322

No different than hearing someones cell phone conversation in public - lynne Jul 2013 #56

Well, usually there are fewer f-words... winter is coming Jul 2013 #68

To be fair, Tien1985 Jul 2013 #340

The cell phone comparison was my first thought, but HereSince1628 Jul 2013 #399

I'm part of that population, too - lynne Jul 2013 #400

Wrong? No. LibAsHell Jul 2013 #60

next time it happens, LOUDLY read from the Bible... brooklynite Jul 2013 #62

"opposite of the intended effect" noamnety Jul 2013 #64

Nope. Just sharing. The last thing I expect from Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #83

I'm an atheist. I don't hate it if people pray in public. MineralMan Jul 2013 #66

Exactly if you're an atheist/agnostic is shouldn't Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #79

Yup. Loud conversations in places like that are MineralMan Jul 2013 #98

Atheist here and it doesn't bother me either.n/t RebelOne Jul 2013 #181

I don't either, unless they're inappropriately loud. Mariana Jul 2013 #103

Lots of loud voices saying lots of things, it seems. MineralMan Jul 2013 #107

Agree that it's annoying. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #67

That was my experience Mariana Jul 2013 #335

Oh man. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #349

Like the Pharisees Jesus talked about. polichick Jul 2013 #72

This could be taken 2 ways Dash87 Jul 2013 #74

I've prayed a few times in restaurants TheCowsCameHome Jul 2013 #76

To be honest with you Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #82

better than someone YELLING INTO THEIR CELL PHONE!!! markiv Jul 2013 #86

If you want to enjoy your coffee & newspaper in peace you should just stay home. tammywammy Jul 2013 #100

The hypocrisy of praying loudly to Jesus in public MurrayDelph Jul 2013 #105

Depends on motive. Igel Jul 2013 #161

Missed the point MurrayDelph Jul 2013 #177

"Have a blessed day" (as the obnoxious cafeteria lady used to say). FarCenter Jul 2013 #106

I am in red Georgia and I hear that from a lot of the salespeople and grocery checkers. RebelOne Jul 2013 #187

How loud is loud? Xyzse Jul 2013 #108

Waaaah. riqster Jul 2013 #109

What other people do YarnAddict Jul 2013 #113

So the religious should stop knocking on doors and pushing their silly stories on people Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #125

this isn't about knocking on doors. YarnAddict Jul 2013 #162

LOL! Oh, that is rich. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #190

Huh?? YarnAddict Jul 2013 #332

Oh, okay. I misunderstood your post. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #350

Yes. Yo_Mama Jul 2013 #207

I agree it is annoying and shows a lack of consideration upaloopa Jul 2013 #115

There are some nasty and insulting posts in this thread that make me sick. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #117

Maybe this will make you feel better. Mariana Jul 2013 #216

Yes thank you that does comfort me. Thank you Mariana! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #274

You're welcome. nt. Mariana Jul 2013 #278

I'll quit insulting religious idiots when they quit trying to interfere with people's lives. Apophis Jul 2013 #359

Are we all idiots? Am I interfering in your life? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #361

Your first question: yes. Apophis Jul 2013 #362

So just so I have this right I am an idiot for being a Christian. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #363

This is low on my list of things to be upset about. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2013 #120

Get up, give them a dirty look, HockeyMom Jul 2013 #122

I was raised among those kinds of loud Christians MuseRider Jul 2013 #127

I hate religious showoffs too. There's no reason they can't silently suck up to their diety. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #133

If they're that loud, get loud. Iggo Jul 2013 #134

They say that they are deliberately doing it in public to Peregrine Took Jul 2013 #137

Thereby directly disobeying their Lord and Savior Mariana Jul 2013 #168

I'm so glad to have found a topic I can agree with you on! snappyturtle Jul 2013 #141

It's none of your business. If they were talking to each other, would Cleita Jul 2013 #142

Why does it bother you? Matariki Jul 2013 #144

I've dined in restaurants with show-off Thelemites Matariki Jul 2013 #153

To each their own rl6214 Jul 2013 #154

Sounds like intolerance to me. Redford Jul 2013 #156

Oh, please. Griping on a message board Mariana Jul 2013 #336

You think that is bad I saw a couple looking to the ceiling and waving their hands doc03 Jul 2013 #166

Definitely sounds like your problem.... Pelican Jul 2013 #169

I'd rather hear that than their screaming children. Can i get an Amen. allin99 Jul 2013 #185

Changing a dirty diaper at the table. HappyMe Jul 2013 #211

You know what's worse? MineralMan Jul 2013 #171

See, that's one conversation I wouldn't mind hearing. Apophis Jul 2013 #198

Well, I never heard what she "was about to..." MineralMan Jul 2013 #202

I s'pose a benign tradition that affects no one and no thing is indeed LanternWaste Jul 2013 #179

Why must they spend their entire life praying over every morsel of their food? 0zone Jul 2013 #184

Sometimes it's good to be thankful for the things they we... allin99 Jul 2013 #195

Maybe some others are not so enlightened as you Yo_Mama Jul 2013 #218

Control jeff47 Jul 2013 #232

Yep, and I think those of the Muslim faith praying five times a day is waaaay overboard. They SlimJimmy Jul 2013 #291

"Thank you God for this shitty coffee and barely edible bagel." zappaman Jul 2013 #193

I wear a religious medal. Brigid Jul 2013 #196

no. and neither does the sight of a nun turn me apoplectic Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #219

"Let us pray...." NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #197

I don't mind a bit in a food court when the occupants Warpy Jul 2013 #200

I hate it when people "pray" over their cell phones aloud in public. cbayer Jul 2013 #205

At least they're not yappin' on a phone or yellin' at their tablet........ thelordofhell Jul 2013 #206

Seems silly to me, but I do not hate it. Deep13 Jul 2013 #209

I hate it when they show off like that. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2013 #210

lol Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #224

I'm more bothered by people on cell phones... Rob H. Jul 2013 #214

That's when you take the salt and make a pentagram on your table and offer a latte to Satan. n/t Ian David Jul 2013 #215

Never had that happen to me Politicalboi Jul 2013 #220

plus oh so many sighs and amens n/t Mira Jul 2013 #227

This OP is almost exactly the caricature of atheists and agnostics the religious think of NuclearDem Jul 2013 #228

that was funny Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #270

I just had a vision of an atheist pick-out-your-own baby restaurant: Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #324

When that happens... RoccoR5955 Jul 2013 #229

itadakimasu Crow73 Jul 2013 #231

Haiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #373

I can understand you being annoyed ... Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #233

Matthew 6:6 VA_Jill Jul 2013 #237

Me too and... Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #243

What really gets me is... Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #252

damn that was funny Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #273

I hate when people act all 'urban' over their meal aloud in public Aelyria Jul 2013 #249

That's mighty white of you Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #258

Keepin it classy. Aelyria Jul 2013 #271

A good reaction would be... LiberalLovinLug Jul 2013 #253

If the food is so bad they have to pray over it b4 they eat it, maybe you should find jtuck004 Jul 2013 #255

I live in the South Aerows Jul 2013 #257

I live in the south too. Aelyria Jul 2013 #263

You aren't in the part of the South I'm in, then Aerows Jul 2013 #268

ummmm.... Aelyria Jul 2013 #275

spend some time in Southwest Missouri or parts of Oklahoma, Texas, etc. many fundies Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #279

Clearly Aerows Jul 2013 #316

that was a weird post Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #277

misconceptions Aelyria Jul 2013 #288

well, if you live in the Research Triangle of NC or northern Virginia outside DC, you probably Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #295

If they're gonna do it loud they should thank him for the 40,000 humans who'll starve to death today stuntcat Jul 2013 #264

"Thank you god, for choosing someone else to starve to death today. " lindysalsagal Jul 2013 #382

Silly you! They're not beloved of god.....They're not the BLESSED ones! PassingFair Jul 2013 #396

If I was in there I would have went up to buy an hot chocolate and as I put the WCGreen Jul 2013 #272

lololol Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #280

Even as a Christian, Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #282

Maybe, if you leaned over toward their table and said "Can you ask your kids to quiet down?" Tikki Jul 2013 #283

Back in my youth, when I attended a fundie evangelical Bible college, classof56 Jul 2013 #286

bigot Hekate Jul 2013 #292

"And lo, I sayeth unto you..." Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #293

I don't believe I've ever seen anyone do that BainsBane Jul 2013 #302

I used to work for a fundie boss in a small office and we'd go out to eat occasionally Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #325

That's bad BainsBane Jul 2013 #326

Yeah, I stayed at that job two years and got out of there. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #351

Oh, Lord BainsBane Jul 2013 #357

I recently had a similar experience with coworkers... penultimate Jul 2013 #402

I saw it regularly when I lived in East Texas Nevernose Jul 2013 #329

Good for them! n/t Skip Intro Jul 2013 #305

So you want a Facebook "vomit button" too? ag_dude Jul 2013 #310

Matthew 6:5 warns against public shows like that: tblue37 Jul 2013 #312

There are a few restaurants Turbineguy Jul 2013 #314

What's the point in praying out loud to begin with? Nevernose Jul 2013 #319

I hear people pray at my local truck stop diner all the time. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2013 #328

This would be an awesome prayer to say ridiculously loud in a restaurant Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #330

Bwa ha ha! DeNiro's face at 1:25! Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #352

i agree. nt DesertFlower Jul 2013 #331

" Whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven" - Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #333

my sister in law pulls this stuff--horrifies my kids drives them away from whatever she is trying to dembotoz Jul 2013 #334

Ah, not sure this would bother me much. bigwillq Jul 2013 #338

We shall pray for you pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #342

Well, there's one thing you can do about it. TheManInTheMac Jul 2013 #343

Starbucks is my church Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #348

Ahhhh...the things people hate. nt kelliekat44 Jul 2013 #347

That's when you take the opportunity and show off your Christian knowlege by reciting Matt 6:6 notadmblnd Jul 2013 #353

Preferably really loud Nevernose Jul 2013 #366

I never notice anymore. bravenak Jul 2013 #356

didn't Jesus say something about jazzimov Jul 2013 #358

I find it very disturbing. winter is coming Jul 2013 #364

As long as they are not at my table.. HipChick Jul 2013 #365

I don't hate it. It doesn't even annoy me. To each his own. Captain Stern Jul 2013 #367

Fortunately, pets are generally prohibited in restaurants. Mariana Jul 2013 #368

eh... as long as the pet is clean ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #378

Not venomous snakes, though. Mariana Jul 2013 #384

i had a beautiful red tail boa ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #388

me too nt. naaman fletcher Jul 2013 #369

Jesus, apparently, did too. donheld Jul 2013 #370

What honks me off much more than that, is fools talking very loudly in a quiet movie theater steve2470 Jul 2013 #371

I want to know when people decided that it's acceptable Mariana Jul 2013 #376

yes yes and YES! ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #379

Typing and murmuring in the libe is OK with me. Mariana Jul 2013 #383

indeed... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #387

LOL! Don't even know where to begin with this, but flvegan Jul 2013 #375

Regardless of how you feel about this topic Fearless Jul 2013 #380

What a great trolling this is. LOL. Coyotl Jul 2013 #385

"get off my lawn!" Javaman Jul 2013 #386

He, Pretzel... bobclark86 Jul 2013 #391

This message was self-deleted by its author penultimate Jul 2013 #401

Jesus said not to pray on street corners. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #403

perhaps it was for your benefit not theirs at that point. i don't know. i personally believe ejpoeta Jul 2013 #404