@Todd, it is about as ok as if someone came into a christian church on sunday in the middle of a service, got up on the altar, tossed out a prayer rug, faced mecca and got after it. There is a time and a place for everything and this was neither for that christian idiot!
The guy praying is probably just some hick from Hillsboro. But I don't find it anymore offensive that the guy would pray in an Indian food restaurant, then if he prayed in a sandwich joint in Portland. Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims? Hey, there could have been some atheists or Jews or Buddhists there as well. Econoline, a East Indian restaurant isn't the same thing as a Christian church, Hindu temple, or Islamic mosque. Anyhow, East Indians are usually pretty tolerant of other's religious beliefs, it's seems to be uptight white people who get angry about any instance of Christianity in public but then defend religious tolerance for any public display of other religions.
Actually, Nike is full of Beavertronian Evangelicals. Steve R by "Creative class" do you mean "Job Creators"? Oh ya and Frankieb, "Hello Portlandia?" Wtf? Only idiots call Portland "Portlandia".
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen."
- Matthew 6:5-6
Also:
"Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
And:
"your Father knows what you need before you ask him."
Not saying you can't thank God for the community or your food, just don't make a big show of it.
- Matthew 6:5-6
Also:
"Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
And:
"your Father knows what you need before you ask him."
Not saying you can't thank God for the community or your food, just don't make a big show of it.