Posted on 07/11/2013 11:24:55 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
It's not my habit to pray over meals but I might just do it if I knew a DUmmie was nearby. Why? Because it annoys the hell out of them as you can see in this THREAD, "I hate when people pray over their food aloud in public." And I LOVE it when DUmmies are annoyed. So let us now watch the DUmmies vent their annoyance over public prayer before meals in Bolshevik Red while the commentary of your humble correspondent, who now remembers quickly voicing thanks recently to Divine Providence for making 3 packages of pre-cooked bacon available for FREE via coupons before munching them down, is in the [brackets]:
I hate when people pray over their food aloud in public
[I enjoy when DUmmies are annoyed by people praying over their food aloud in public.]
Sitting in Starbucks, this couple sits down next toe with their bagel and coffee and hold hands across the table and start praying quite loudly to their God for their fine mid morning snack. Ugh!!
[THEIR God? And WHO is your God? Gaia? Princess Wicca?]
I get it. You love your God. But supposedly he can hear your silent prayers too. Don't under estimate the magical powers of your God.
[Princess Wicca has the power to make you win at Bingo after your Wednesday night oak worship services.]
And if you were trying to "bear witness" to your faith...it had opposite of the intended effect.
[It had the effect of pissing you off and ruining your meal. Good enough for me.]
And if you were trying to "bear witness" to your faith...it had opposite of the intended effect.
[Beautiful. A DUmmie coffee break completely ruined. Now on to your fellow annoyed DUmmies...]
People who pray aloud in public are doing it to be attention whores.
[Posted a DUmmie Drama Queen.]
I know a family of three, all of whom stop what they are doing five times a day, kneel, and pray. And they always face the same direction.
[And I bet you won't risk a beheading by criticizing them in person.]
So the Dalai Lama is up to no good apparently because he is always going on and on about compassion and buddhism and wearing those goddamn robes. Yeah, definitely can't trust that guy. Or his rapist glasses.
[Hello Dalai!]
Why should you care? It's not like there's a talking ban in Starbucks. Is every family that's having a conversation a threat to your peace?
[LOUSY FREEPER TROLL!!!]
We-are-sick-of-it. Fed up. SO...it's NOT really because they prayed at a coffee house...It's because these same people will probably cause some Woman to have a back-ally abortion.
[On Ally Sheedy's back?]
They are thanking God for an extremely overpriced bagel and coffee?
[LOL! BTW, I can get that Starbucks stuff FREE via coupons. Usually I just opt for their ice cream which is better than their coffee.]
I come from Southern Baptist too. They all pray for my soul and I just smile and go on. Glad they care and I won't engage them. Now if they were hogtying me, that's a different story.
[Have no fear. Only LCMS Lutherans will do that while tickling your feet.]
I've prayed a few times in restaurants because the food tasted funny after a few bites. "Dear Lord, I hope I'm not going to be sick from this shit"
[It sounds like you were in a Vegan restaurant.]
Lighten up, Francis. As long as they were not trying to baptize you with their chai latte or make you eat a live chicken on your bagel, I say give it a rest.
[How about if they make him eat a live bagel on his chicken?]
I don't mind a bit in a food court when the occupants of the next table join hands to mumble over their food.
[Judge Debra Nelson of that food court would rule them out of order.]
IBTP
PING!
My question is, what Christian would go to Starbucks?
Guess these Dummies won’t be watching Duck Dynasty anytime soon.
Your humble correspondent scarfing down 3 packs of pre-cooked FREE (via coupons) bacon in supermarket parking lot. I gave thanx to the above for making this bounty possible.
I often pray before eating. In the Air Force chow halls I people would ask if I was religious after I did. I would say that I’m not very but this food needs all of the help it can get.
Thanx to coupons I also had plenty of liquid refreshment to wash down that FREE pre-cooked bacon.
To be honest, I don’t think it is necessary to pray so loud that everyone hears you. God will hear you even if you whisper
Lighten up, Francis. As long as they were not trying to baptize you with their chai latte or make you eat a live chicken on your bagel, I say give it a rest.
Mmmmmm...Chicken Sushi!
In the old days, persecution of Christians was such that whenever a Christian cross paths with a stranger on the road, the Christian would nervously trace a crescent shaped line in dust. If the other was Christian, he would mirror the traced line by drawing an overlapping crescent. The two lines formed the shape of a fish ("ichthus") the symbol of Christianity. In that way, Christian would come to know friend from foe. We may yet be forced to live that way again.
I ALWAYS try to pray (quietly) over my restaurant meals. I use a fairly long Orthodox Christian prayer, compete with crossing myself at the appropriate times, and making the Sign of the Cross over my food and drink.
I’ve gotten nothing but good comments from people when I do this, and if they have children with them, they might use the occasion to teach them about blessing their food before eating. Once there was a fellow Orthodox Christian sitting next to me, and this provided an opportunity for us to meet each other.
I suppose that there have been members of the cynic and atheist crowd near me when I have prayed over my meals, but I’ve never heard from them.
And people who hate prayers before meals would miss the chance for the GREAT lunches that are served at our Serbian Orthodox parish, which are always preceded by blessings by a PRIEST, no less!!!!
They’re always upset about something good. :)
“People who pray aloud in public are doing it to be attention whores.”
Says a DUmmie that has likely marched in a gay “pride” parade.
Yeah DUmmie, but screaming "F*** the church" in the Texas capitol is OK. They are a bunch of sick freaks. I am surprised that the DUmmie actually used a capital letter in the word 'God'.
Dang, I LOVE that Cran-Lemonade!
I gotta wonder what our outraged DUer would say if someone sat down to a snack and started chanting “Hail Satan!” Awkward.
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