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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of you defending the MIL in this scenario are basically saying that the wants of religious people come before the wants of non-religious people, even in the non-religious person's own home.

OP might not look all that great standing up for herself because it seems like this preferential treatment of religion is so common.  MIL would do well to respect the traditions of the house she's in, even if they don't match up with hers, even if the traditions are non-religious.  That's just common courtesy.  [/quote]

I was under the impression that agnosticism gets deference - when there's religious diversity, all the religious people are expected to keep it to themselves, but it's not that way everywhere in the world. In India, where my ILs are from, the approach is that we all celebrate everything and the guest is god-like. So if we, a Catholic-Baha'i couple, were hosting Hindus in our home, we would first let the Hindus say what they have to say before the meal, if anything, then my husband would say his Catholic grace, and I, the Baha'i without an grace-like customs, would just politely observe and then we'd all eat. I think it's really inhospitable to ask a guest to not say their grace out loud. I mean, if we were to host a Muslim friend, would I say "you can only say your prayers if you do it over there, where no one can see"? [/quote]

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