Sure

I'd just write my name inside.

I would - why not? The dead can't read the damn thing anyway but it may provide comfort to the family and since it's not about me - I'm fine with that.

Nope.

I also hope you don't allow anyone to guilt you into it, either.
The whole "what does it hurt?" line of "reasoning" is precisely
how we've gotten to the point where the believers scream discrimination if they're told to keep their delusions to themselves.

I don't mind pissing people off. You know, since most of them don't
seem to mind pissing me off. Turnabout is fair play.

I would as its for a coworker. He or she would know my opinion on the religious angle as I am introduced to new hires as the resident atheist!

Buy a seperate one

Late 90's:
There was a crash near our business. The woman and boy were unconscious. The girl was able to tell me her home phone number. I borrowed a phone. No answer.
I asked her her address.
They were just three miles from home. I found father doing yard work. Obviously enjoying his day off.
I got him in my car, and told him to call anyone using my car phone. (It was the 90's.)
He called his pastor.
We arrived at the hospital before the ambos.
The pastor arrived just after us.
The three of us were placed in a small room, with six chairs that barely fit.
I told the pastor what i knew.
We sat close. With barely space between the chairs, the pastor, holding the father's hand, went to his knees.
They reached for my hands. I responded.
I held tight. I was NOT going to give this man anything but support.
The words were what we all expect.

Just after the first ambo arrived I took my leave.

I do not know what happened to any of them.

Yes, I would.

In situations like this, I always offer to do something for them if they need it want. (As opposed to the useless thoughts and prayers.) Losing someone sucks, and knowing people are really there to help is comforting.

I'm with those who say buy a separate one. I wouldn't sign the one with the bible verse.

Okay so I understand that religious folk can be a thoughtless and generally just stupid lot.

They might wear on the nerves with their stupidity, gibberish and other insulting behaviors. You might even have a whole swathe of people who agree with you in your dislike, including myself because those cunts don't let me sleep since they're too busy trying to figure out how to mess with me 24/7.

If you happen to have already kept a berth from them, you're probably right in doing so, but there's a shortcoming in your assumptions here, which has to do with how much importance you put on people's manner of thinking and functioning.

By making your break room into a personal scenario, you kind of reduced your length of stay with that employer. That's just Operations 101.

Aside from that, I would just hope that the person who was taking the condolences isn't a sensitive person, with the means to take revenge because a person like that ALWAYS creates problems, and is likely to get away with it, while getting the benefits from it, too.

I would unless I knew my coworker wasn't okay with that sort of thing.

Sure.

Yes I would put my name on it. Geez. The card is not about you.

I wouldn't want to but only because I have weird handwriting and I'm paranoid about my signature and what to write. It always looks shitty next to all the cute girly ones. I probably would still do it though.

Someone's condolence card is not the place to express your religious opinion. Also I think buying a separate card signed only by you would be weird and kindof a jerk move unless you are a close friend of the specific coworker. It's not about you. It's just a card from coworkers as a group to express sympathy.

If you are really opposed to signing it dont. They probably won't notice anyway depending on how many signatures there are. Just tell them when you see them that you were sorry to hear about there loss.

Their dad died. Yes!

Yeah. Who cares? The goal is to render comfort through a united sentiment. Everything else is just semantics.

Depends on if I liked the coworker. either I would say something like Im sorry for your loss' Or.. Nothing at all. someone elses grief is not the place to espouse your own views.

This is about the one who is grieving. Since that person relates to the world via his church such a card will have meaning for him. The condolence card is about him and not you. Signing it does not mean you are untrue to your beliefs but it does mean you sympathize with his feelings at such a difficult time.

I would just express my condolences and leave the religiulous prattle out!

Yes. Be nice. It sucks losing a dad. I am an atheist, my dad was Chatholic. I delivered his eulogy in a Chatholic church.

Your co-worker is hurt. It doesn't matter if they follow theological beliefs or not. Your human and so are they. This isn't about you or your beliefs. It is about showing you care to a person who is grieving. It is being part of a society, when you are most needed to be.

I would. My message would be entirely godless.

I'm a non-theist. But I respect that most humans NEED a religion. It is a harmless well-wishing card to the family. As to the Bible verse, if it has no meaning to you, that's fine. Isn't it for family and friends -- how may Jews or other religious people signed? Let it be.

I would sign it, because it's all about comforting your coworker. A simple "thinking of you", or something along that line would be appropriate.

And: to the OP:::: This is a great question. Something we all are confronted with. Thank you for getting us to think about our behavior.

Write your own card?