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With reference to your video on reducing number of Sikhs passing the test of religious purity in SGPC elections.
This phenomenon is increasing day by day in our society and among all religions. People who consider themselves more pious and religious look upon us (the people with relatively relaxed religious outlook) as lesser people. They question our religiosity day in and day out, make us feel out caste even though we have utmost belief in our religion but are not willing to carry it on our sleeves. Slowly we are being sidelined from any real participation in our religious practices. The religious rituals are being followed so strictly and so much by the book that we feel uncomfortable in following them as a result many in the new generation has totally started to avoid going to temples and attending religious ceremonies. They feel out of place in such a strict religious environment.
I feel that earlier the religious practices were followed more in a relaxed manner but now somehow, we are getting more adamant on following everything by the book that religion instead of attracting people I has started sending people away and then the same people say with contempt that now religion is getting diluted.
Times have changes and so must the religion so that people don’t feel unwanted in their own temples and religious ceremonies. Even if some one is more relaxed in religion, they should be made to feel welcome.
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