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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
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