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[quote=Anonymous]OP, it is not entitled and rude, especially since they are family.

It is old and ritualistic.

There is a certain level of politeness and graciousness in defering to and respecting the old folks, in things that mean a great deal to them and might be seen as odd, inconvenient, irrelevant to you.

When you are old, you will be in the same place the inlaws are now.  Just let them do the prayer. They wil be fulfilling their tradition and feel that they are passing on important family rituals to their grandchildren.  Your kids will probably not know what/why they are doing, but they will learn, in their home and through your modeling, how to be open, respectful and gracious to people who might believe differently than them. What a better place to learn that lesson than starting at the dinner table with their own family.

And you?  You will be inconvenienced for about 30 seconds a week.  Your husband? He won't have to be nagged at by his mom or put in the middle over something you said really doesn't matter to him.

If you fancy yourself liberal and open minded and accepting of differences, start these lessons in your own home with real life practice.[/quote]

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