For office cards I generally don't read them before I sign as it isn't for me and I hope that the person who purchased the card is familiar with the wishes of the person receiving the card.

I would if you know the person and if it would mean something to them then sign it. The meaningless platitude in the card will be forgotten but they will remember you were there.
If you don’t know the person then don’t sign.

The card has nothing to do with you or your beliefs.

its just a card of condolence, not a manifesto.

If something, ritual or otherwise 'expected' participation doesn't feel right, I just avoid it. That easy, no explanations offered or required.

If they are someone I care about, yes I would.

Nope. I go to the dollar store and get a nice secular one.

Yes I would. It isn't about you. It's about their loss and grief and how they deal with it.

Why not simply put up your own non-religiously based Condolence card, signed in your own name?
I've been doing just that for more years than I can remember.

I do, as I'm not doing it for myself but for my co-worker. I write a simple non religious condolence.

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

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!

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.

Dear Lisa, you don't have to believe the stuff but if signing your name makes someone feel better than do it. We can co-exist with religious minded people, if we can't than we're no better than they are as far as predujice goes.
Julian.