(November 26, 2013 at 6:42 pm)DMM87 Wrote: Beyond this rant, my underlying question to all of you is how do you deal with religious people during your time of grief?
I'm sorry for your loss.
Here's the thing - praying is one way religious people deal with difficult times. While I would agree with you that it's not likely to alter the outcome of what is unfolding in your life, it does act as a tool for the faithful to deal with their grief (or not deal with it, whatever your viewpoint is).
As long as they're not pressuring me to conform to whatever rituals they feel are helpful, I say nothing at all. As far as your father asking you to pray, I wouldn't necessarily think anything of it. It may just be something that's said without putting any thought to it.
