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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I don't see why it's a problem to say grace before a meal.  It's not an exclusively Catholic thing.  Many religions or even some non-religious folks give thanks to some higher power for the gift of the food.  Even if you are just thanking the Earth for its bounty.  So I do not see grace before a meal as overtly prosthelytizing.    [/quote]

I agree.

I assume your inlaws are not eating every meal at your house. At the most, maybe once a week?

OP, this is likely an important family tradition for your in laws.  It is what, 1 minute? There are far more demanding and annoying family traditions that in laws provide. Just be polite and let her do this the handful of times she eats at your house.  What harm is that?

Plus, on the scale of graces, the Catholic grace is one of the most innocuous, right behind "God is great, God is good, thank you God, for this food".  I would assume they are doing the standard 30 second "Bless us o Lord and these thy gifts that we are about to receive, by thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen."

That 30 seconds is really not worth a fight with your mil.[/quote]

+1 on all accounts. I don't see this as a big deal at all and my religious beliefs and my parents align perfectly with the OP's. it is really not worth hurting my parents over or offending their beliefs while a guest in my house. Similarly, if a friend of another orthodox religion was invited to my house I would take no offense to starting my meal with a prayer.[b] I respect their beliefs as a guest at my table.[/b] [/quote]

This.

They are guests in your home. They have particular religious beliefs.  You don't have to participate, but it unbelievably rude to tell a guest not to pray the way they usually do.  You should accommodate this. It's the polite thing to do.

I am an atheist. My husband had a Muslim classmate in his grad program. They studied here. He prayed in my house, often.  We accommodated him, because he was  a guest. [/quote]

The difference is your husbands classmate wasn't pushing his practice on you and looking to convert you in the process. It's different with family, especially when the religious person can't stomach that there are nonreligious people who are comfortable with themselves. [/quote]

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