Is it BAD... being too religious?

The start of the lecture was really strange. The lecturer started the lecture by doing a prayer and told us all to pray. It was really unusual and for some it was awkward. This was because the prayer was taken from the bible. Many people within the class were from different cultures, backgrounds and religions. So obviously the prayer to some was different and something they had never heard, but for the rest of the class the prayer was familiar. I feel that for some people the prayer was awkward because it was something different to what they already believed.

So is it bad to be too religious...

I've always known that Jehovah witnesses has always been a strict religion but never realised to what extent they were religious. they had to have a strict membership test before baptism, do door to door work and report on their findings, read many books, attend meetings, assemblies and conventions. They also are not aloud to drink alcohol, gamble have sex before marriage- however these things can also appear in other religions. They also do not celebrate Christmas, birthdays etc.

Some people may say that Jehovah's witnesses take their religion too far, by not celebrating their birthdays or doing door to door knocking. However i believe that you should never say anything bad about peoples beliefs as long as they are not trying to put their beliefs on another person or are mocking other religions. People therefore may believe that when Jehovah's witnesses go door to door knocking they should not try to inflict their beliefs on other people.

Each religion is different from each other and are all interesting to know about learning about peoples beliefs and cultures is always great to know as long as they are not being criticsed or mocked in any way.

Heres an official site for Jehovas witnesses:
http://www.carm.org/witnesses.htm