Atheist Grace Before Meals

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Your welcome. A lot of time, effort, and money goes into growing/raising quality produce. Farming is fulfilling enough; but the satisfaction people get from my fields and pasture is an added benefit. Telling the person who grew the food you ate how good it was, is the best compliment you can give.

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[Losty]

So....since the last post is now today, can I post here? :p

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Guess you just did

[ThePinsir]

Don't forget the truck drivers

[Losty]

Hehehe

[RobbyPants]

Do any of you other atheists do this?

In my house, my wife and I seldom said grace before meals. It wasn't until I came out as atheist that she started thinking about all the spiritual stuff lacking in our lives. So, our compromise is at each dinner, we each (including our daughters) say at least one thing we're thankful for. There's no real prayer component to it. No one is explicitly thanking God or in any other way invoking his name.

That being said, I do rather like the idea of getting my girls to think about things that they are thankful for, and to realize how that fits into their lives.

[Minimalist]

[zebo-the-fat]

"Through the teeth,
around the gums,
look out stomach,
here it comes!"

[vodkafan]

" Fuck it, let's eat!"

[Strongbad]

I always liked this one:

"Bless the meat, damn the skin
Now open yer kisser, and cram it in."