Miss Manners: Atheist feels forced into religious friend’s pre-meal prayer

At first, I awkwardly stopped eating while she spoke, then I began half-pausing, half-sipping my food until she finished her long prayer. The last time she announced that she would repay the favor, I agreed that was fine, but I did not repay; Then I fed my food while she said a rather long prayer.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2021/12/30/miss-manners-atheist-pre-meal-prayers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_lifestyle Miss Manners: Atheist feels forced into religious friend’s pre-meal prayer