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In reply to the discussion: I hate when people pray over their food aloud in public [View all]premium
(3,731 posts)53. So you oppose the 1A with a certain segment of the population
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"Matt 6:5 is about praying hypocrites..." who we are enjoined to recognize by their public prayer.
enki23
Jul 2013
#155
The poster assumes, as this gospel Jesus clearly did, that they are doing it for attention.
enki23
Jul 2013
#213
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
I don't think people in this thread have suggested the OP tried to prevent a prayer from taking
bike man
Jul 2013
#138
"Let them be" without all the consternation, gnashing of teeth, wringing of hands. "Allow..."
bike man
Jul 2013
#170
Do not get the vapors. If you will review the upper right hand corner of the various responses, you
bike man
Jul 2013
#183
The pray-ers are not here bemoaning the actions of another, only the person who heard the
bike man
Jul 2013
#238
He is pissing and moaning that people of faith should express their faith in public
Fortinbras Armstrong
Jul 2013
#397
Something has to harm us before we can express an opinion about the activity?
DeschutesRiver
Jul 2013
#259
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
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
Grace is always a short prayer. I enjoy short prayers. And grace should be in a low voice if said
hrmjustin
Jul 2013
#313
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
And they are defying Jesus, who said when you pray, go pray IN YOUR CLOSET.
kestrel91316
Jul 2013
#192
no. Sikh turbans are cool. large gaudy crosses are yuck but no problem of mine
Pretzel_Warrior
Jul 2013
#251
nice extrapolation - sorry, didn't mean my statement to be a generality spread to all faiths!
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2013
#15
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
but you said his greeting card style suckers people in. You are wrong about that.
liberal_at_heart
Jul 2013
#345
What you say is not true. I don't see a spate of loud praying on Sunday
Pretzel_Warrior
Jul 2013
#10
Sorry..That's not the point. The point is: A lot of people are sick and tired of extreme Christens
BlueJazz
Jul 2013
#33
Again..THE POINT IS : These people (yes..these people) ..most likely...are the type of people who
BlueJazz
Jul 2013
#81
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
"A lot of historians and Scientists believe" Nope. Wrong, wrong, so very wrong.
Decoy of Fenris
Jul 2013
#269
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
You said: "What if" is a nice mental exercise. Oh Yes..and I'm guilty of it quite a lot..
BlueJazz
Jul 2013
#393
Well, you still haven't explained how the OP was infringing on the pray-ers freedom
Arugula Latte
Jul 2013
#136
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
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
Sterotype much?There are a lot of dedicated Christians out there fighting for women's
hedgehog
Jul 2013
#71
I'm not a fan of "probably". And I don't think of public prayer as "extreme Christian".
nolabear
Jul 2013
#88
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
On the contrary, community eating places were quite common in the Roman era.
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#235
Now, THAT was an outstanding response. And I am a non-believer who married into
bike man
Jul 2013
#150
Yeah, my kids have done the same. Kids are great for embarrassing the hell out of you in public.
Butterbean
Jul 2013
#381
I wish I would have been there. "OOHHH...Holy Spaghetti Monster..May your blessed appendages bring..
BlueJazz
Jul 2013
#13
Gosh. That's a small thing to get upset over. What about loud laughter if you're depressed?
nolabear
Jul 2013
#16
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
Yeah, right before they make loud racist jokes when a black family sits near them.
Neoma
Jul 2013
#90
It's just logic - but you explain it - why did you want to post this in General
el_bryanto
Jul 2013
#165
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
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
Isn't that part of the fun of DU? We often post about crap that bugs us.
Arugula Latte
Jul 2013
#118
that doesn't surprise me. I am hopeful this small city isn't quite so uptight...but
Pretzel_Warrior
Jul 2013
#284
Meh they have the right to do so there are many more important things to be upset over
Arcanetrance
Jul 2013
#22
You know, I immediately thought of that, as well, though I couldn't quote it
Rhiannon12866
Jul 2013
#221
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
That's why I go to church and slurp my coffee real loudly in the front pew. n/t
reflection
Jul 2013
#43
People who pray like that in public are looking for attention. I think it doesn't help their
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2013
#52
It's an observation thats all friend. I'm entitled to believe what I want. I think they are
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2013
#322
If you want to enjoy your coffee & newspaper in peace you should just stay home.
tammywammy
Jul 2013
#100
I am in red Georgia and I hear that from a lot of the salespeople and grocery checkers.
RebelOne
Jul 2013
#187
So the religious should stop knocking on doors and pushing their silly stories on people
Arugula Latte
Jul 2013
#125
I'll quit insulting religious idiots when they quit trying to interfere with people's lives.
Apophis
Jul 2013
#359
I hate religious showoffs too. There's no reason they can't silently suck up to their diety.
MotherPetrie
Jul 2013
#133
You think that is bad I saw a couple looking to the ceiling and waving their hands
doc03
Jul 2013
#166
Yep, and I think those of the Muslim faith praying five times a day is waaaay overboard. They
SlimJimmy
Jul 2013
#291
At least they're not yappin' on a phone or yellin' at their tablet........
thelordofhell
Jul 2013
#206
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
This OP is almost exactly the caricature of atheists and agnostics the religious think of
NuclearDem
Jul 2013
#228
If the food is so bad they have to pray over it b4 they eat it, maybe you should find
jtuck004
Jul 2013
#255
spend some time in Southwest Missouri or parts of Oklahoma, Texas, etc. many fundies
Pretzel_Warrior
Jul 2013
#279
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
If I was in there I would have went up to buy an hot chocolate and as I put the
WCGreen
Jul 2013
#272
Maybe, if you leaned over toward their table and said "Can you ask your kids to quiet down?"
Tikki
Jul 2013
#283
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
This would be an awesome prayer to say ridiculously loud in a restaurant
Pretzel_Warrior
Jul 2013
#330
" 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
That's when you take the opportunity and show off your Christian knowlege by reciting Matt 6:6
notadmblnd
Jul 2013
#353
What honks me off much more than that, is fools talking very loudly in a quiet movie theater
steve2470
Jul 2013
#371