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Post by MCDemuth on Aug 29, 2022 23:10:24 GMT
For those of you who think God and Religion is all BS...
When you get invited to a family or friends house who is religious, and they want to say Grace... a short prayer that usually thanks the Lord for their meal and the things they have in life...
Do you have manners and respect for those around you, and "fake it"... or do you raise bloody hell about it, refusing to join in...
I've never been a Athiest, and my parents took me to church when I was a kid... But over the years, I personally never participated in any religious activities, and hovered somewhere in between not believing and believing...
But I went to funerals, and honored the wishes of those around me while in their presence... and If they wanted to say grace... I faked it, by keeping my mouth shut, and pretended to participate...
It's just takes about a minute or so every now and them every once in a while.,, It won't kill you to fake it.
Seeing a how so many people refuse to say the Pledge of Allegience in schools these days, because it has the word "God" in it, and goes against their religion, or lack there of... and it's offensive to them...
I'm just curious what others thing about saying Grace...
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Post by Catman on Aug 29, 2022 23:15:25 GMT
Catman would just sit quietly. They'd never know since they usually close their eyes.
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Post by strawdawg on Aug 30, 2022 0:44:39 GMT
Close your eyes, bow your head and fake it.
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Post by Isapop on Aug 30, 2022 1:13:24 GMT
I used to try to fake it, you know, lowering your eyes and being quiet. But it never worked. As soon as the Grace was done, either the host would say to me, "You were faking it, weren't you", or the person sitting next to me would point and call out, "Fake! I can tell!" One time a kid who couldn't have been more than four said, "Mommy, the man there is jus' foolin'".
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Post by Winter_King on Aug 30, 2022 14:57:08 GMT
Never happened to me.
And I was raised Catholic.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 30, 2022 15:39:36 GMT
Of course not.
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Post by mystery on Aug 30, 2022 16:51:17 GMT
My family is Christian. I am not, but I still respect their beliefs and don't get obnoxious about it. When they pray, I'll bow my head and sit quietly. No drama. Sometimes I wonder how much they actually believe, or if it's more about following the status quo. I've never seen much evidence of any profound faith in any of them.
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Post by James on Aug 30, 2022 18:57:48 GMT
I grew up in a Christian upbringing and we hardly ever said grace.
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Post by strawdawg on Aug 31, 2022 0:05:40 GMT
I was raised Catholic also, I can't remember anyone ever saying grace.
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 31, 2022 1:03:10 GMT
I bow my head and close my eyes and appreciate the human contact.
I may or may not say amen after. Or I may say "Rub-a-dub dub, thanks for the grub, yayyy, God!"
They are more likely to think (know) I'm Jewish than atheist. I'm a bit offended if they go full-on Jesus.
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Post by theauxphou on Aug 31, 2022 9:15:04 GMT
I’ve never participated in or witnessed anyone saying grace, ever. I’ve only seen people do it on TV.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 31, 2022 23:38:15 GMT
I respect their tradition and bow my head. And I expect them to respect mine and not insist on prayer at my house.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Sept 1, 2022 2:30:29 GMT
I always thought it odd, to thank god for the food, when my Dad worked full time to afford groceries. Bit of an insult to my Dad's hard work.
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Post by lunda2222 on Sept 9, 2022 8:11:30 GMT
I lived in a very small, fairly religious place the first six years of my life, and we had to say Grace at mealtimes in my Kindergarden, but not since we moved away. I was too little to give it any thought and just followed the flow. That was 40 years ago.
I haven't said Grace since
Saying Grace isn't a Norwegian custom any more, even in Christian families. People who do that would be seen as... a bit odd.
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Post by OpiateOfTheMasses on Sept 17, 2022 21:49:59 GMT
For those of you who think God and Religion is all BS... When you get invited to a family or friends house who is religious, and they want to say Grace... a short prayer that usually thanks the Lord for their meal and the things they have in life... Do you have manners and respect for those around you, and "fake it"... or do you raise bloody hell about it, refusing to join in... I've never been a Athiest, and my parents took me to church when I was a kid... But over the years, I personally never participated in any religious activities, and hovered somewhere in between not believing and believing... But I went to funerals, and honored the wishes of those around me while in their presence... and If they wanted to say grace... I faked it, by keeping my mouth shut, and pretended to participate... It's just takes about a minute or so every now and them every once in a while.,, It won't kill you to fake it. Seeing a how so many people refuse to say the Pledge of Allegience in schools these days, because it has the word "God" in it, and goes against their religion, or lack there of... and it's offensive to them... I'm just curious what others thing about saying Grace... In all my years in the UK I have never had a meal with anyone that says Grace. I did live in America for a few years and I had one - just ONE - meal with some people who said Grace. It really took us by surprise. But we kept quiet and let them get on with it. We didn't know any of the words, so it's not like we could have joined in even if we had wanted to...
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Sept 17, 2022 23:09:06 GMT
I lived in a very small, fairly religious place the first six years of my life, and we had to say Grace at mealtimes in my Kindergarden, but not since we moved away. I was too little to give it any thought and just followed the flow. That was 40 years ago. I haven't said Grace since Saying Grace isn't a Norwegian custom any more, even in Christian families. People who do that would be seen as... a bit odd. I remember when i started school in 1990, we always had to say grace before we had lunch, but by the time i got to the to fourth or fifth grade we did not say grace anymore. If i remember correctly.
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Post by amyghost on Sept 18, 2022 12:32:56 GMT
I do say Grace if the person seated next to me is named Grace . But in all seriousness, few adult atheists have the poor taste to berate a believer's quietly observed rituals--despite the fact that few Xtians actually think this and instead foolishly put stock in, and spout, the fantasy that all atheists are loudmouthed militant boors who just can't resist any occasion, no matter how solemn, to persecute the poor believer. In most cases it's more likely to be the beleaguered atheist who gets a dressing down for daring to state, no matter how politely, that he doesn't accept those beliefs by the Xtians in the room. Noisy militant atheism is for teenagers, and I haven't encountered even many of those. But it's a trope that's become very popular in the Xtian community, and alas, looks as if it's going to be around for a while.
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Post by rizdek on Sept 20, 2022 14:46:18 GMT
Every time I'm in charge of the meal I always say the blessing, NOT thanks...I'm not letting someone thank God for something I worked to provide. If someone else wants to thank God...let 'em have at it. No one's stopping them....but they can go get their food somewhere else next time.
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Post by captainbryce on Sept 23, 2022 23:08:52 GMT
No, I don’t say Grace. But I don’t mind if other people do.
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Post by Isapop on Sept 23, 2022 23:11:21 GMT
No, I don’t say Grace. But I don’t mind if other people do. That's very gracious.
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