This is a case study of what is happening in my school and most probably happening in yours also.
Religion has eaten deep into our mind such that education is now a secondary priority since our duty on earth is to serve God so as to make heaven.
I am the only one in the midst of my roommate that has a different view of all this entirely, its even worse cos they think i have backslided or missed it how will Nigeria get better with this kind of 21st century students?? While our mates abroad are doing just fine and excelling in their course of study we are here making religion our primary need even in school.
I remember one of my free thinker lecturer gave a scenerio in class, i am sure he is also aware if the fact that students now takes religion more important than school. He said " if a white man and a black man are going in a direction and it happens that they both encounter a big mountain that wouldn't let them go beyond..." Even bfr he could finish the religious minded bros and sis started saying the African man would kneel down and pray to God to remove it since there is nothing he cannot do 500L students!!! Can you imagine?? Whereas the white man would find machines and tools to break it down. Do we lack common sense?? I remember a brother in my DPT also had a problem with his system, instead of finding solutions he started speaking in toungue ontop system. I have a roommate that wishes to go abroad for her masters but in her religious mind she is not sure whether it is the will of God for her to go and study there. I gave up on her mentality that day! Even the pastors that are preaching the concept of will of God will not think twice bfr sending their kids abroad to get a better education.
To be continued...

Have i forgotten to tell you about how they form clique amomg themselves and starts praying loudly without minding if students are around reading or smth, you dare not talk self so they wont take you as a child of the devil. Even on sunday evening sometimes the groups could be up to ten comprising of diff fellowship, is God deaf to them that they continually need to remind him?? Inside bus nko?? A friend was telling me how they kept praying for Nigeria in her fellowship/church as if something else was involved, i was just looking at her. This is the prayer that your grandma prayed and handed over to your mum now she has handed over to you and shes gonna probably leave d same for her kids. How many prayers did america, china, korean prayed bfr they got to where they are today?? When are we going to start thinking outside of religious box??
One even said there is a particular person God has appointed to be your spouse on earth if as 21st century students we still think and reason like this then am sorry for Nigeria.

I am happy I am not the only one with such mindset. I believe in God but the way we take religion in Africa is just not it. Although, not all are in such "clique " as you said above. There are some fanatics that make religion a burden. Do not listen to such music,it is a sin. Do not do this or that. They are free to increase the volume for Frank Edward song... do so for Lil Wayne (they look at you in disdain). They tend to be manipulative, taking decision for you in your own life. In the case of reading... they disturb with chants of prayers when they see you reading, if you complain... you are an agent of Devil in level 9.

Well , I have learnt to give most of them space, if they bring that self righteousness thing to my comfort zone, I do tell them off.

Africa is just so backward when it comes to religion, they need a forward flip.