If ever a meal needed praying over...

[SouthernN'Proud]

Managers of a charity-run senior citizens center in Arkansas have been forced to ban folks at the center from saying a prayer before their meals because someone threatened to sue if the practice isn’t halted, according to the Russellville Courier-Times.

Board members of the Friendship Community Care have halted pre-meal prayers at its senior activity center until they can get clarification from lawyers about the legality of the practice.

Local resident Philip Mullins prompted the debate by writing a letter asking that the public prayer be discontinued. He threatened to file a lawsuit against the organization for infringing on his religious beliefs if it continued.

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Yet another example of the prevalent "I don't therefore I'll make sure you can't" mentality that is running this country straight into the ground. Land of the free my ass.

 

[Professur]

Friendship Community Care. He's not a friend, he's not community, so we don't care. Chuck his ass out.

How can someone else praying infringe on his religious belief? Does his religion hold that prayed-over meat is impure?

 

[freako104]

if you want to pray anywhere thats your right. noone should stop you from it. now if you dont want to that is also your right

 

[SouthernN'Proud]

True freako. But there's always some asshole who considers his/her own rights more important than yours or mine.

 

[chcr]

Yet another example of the prevalent "I don't therefore I'll make sure you can't" mentality that is running this country straight into the ground. Land of the free my ass.

Well put.

 

[Gonz]

Kill all the lawyers.

 

[freako104]

True freako. But there's always some asshole who considers his/her own rights more important than yours or mine.

that is also true. sad but true. If people were able to mind their own business it would be a better country I think

 

[Leslie]

I can "see it" if it's a guy standing up and leading everyone in prayer so you have to sit and listen to it.

But if it's individuals doin their own thing, that guy should be stoned.

 

[Professur]

I can "see it" if it's a guy standing up and leading everyone in prayer so you have to sit and listen to it.

But if it's individuals doin their own thing, that guy should be stoned.

Even if it is a guy standing up. Noone's forcing him to pray. He's whining because he doesn't want everyone looking at him coz he's not praying.

 

[tommyj27]

But if it's individuals doin their own thing, that guy should be stoned.

I bet he'd be a lot more laid back if he were.