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Seniors Told They Can't Pray Before Meals
Seniors at the Ed Young Senior Citizens Center near Savannah, GA, have been told they can't pray before meals anymore out of fear of losing federal money for meals. From the article: "But Senior Citizens Inc. officials said Friday the meals they are contracted by the city to provide to Ed Young visitors are mostly covered with federal money, which ushers in the burden of separating church and state. On Thursday, the usual open prayer before meals at the center was traded in for a moment of silence."
If your religion forces me to sit through several minutes of rambling to a fictional entity, or endure your regular disruption of everyday life that make everybody who doesn't want to participate uncomfortable or distracts people who don't want to listen to your prayers in their social lifes
Oh, cry me a river. You’ll live. I had to read your whining pathetic post and I’m not complaining.
Basically you want to force your religious habits onto others. You said it yourself: those who don't want participate should stop their lives till you are finished, out of "respect", probably "for the children", too. Also, we're talking about dinner. Not an elective visit to a religious celebration like a Mormon funeral. Red herring and all that.
No, YOU are forcing YOUR religious habits onto EVERYONE else. If everyone except you and a couple other people want to have a prayer, you are the one forcing the issue by making a fuss.
Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.