You are confused actually. I tell you a story of a guy name NARAD , he used to only chant Narayan Narayan every second, once goes to Lord Vishnu, and said, My lord I am the biggest and foremost worshiper of you, but Lord Vishnu said, there is a farmer is so so village who is my biggest worshiper. Narad was confused, so he went there to check how could he be bigger worshiper than him. Secretely Narad checked him, as the farmer started his day by going to his farm, and before leaving his house he chant Jai Shree Ram, and worked in his farm, and when returned back, before entering again chant Jai Shree Ram. Narad counted it was two times, then how could he be better than Narad, who keep on chanting Vishnu several times in a minute.
So he went back to Lord Vishnu, and asked the same, and asked the reason, how could the farmer is bigger devotee than Narad. Lord Vishnu said, ok I will tell you but before that do one job. He put a pot filled with the water to the brim, and instructed not to drop a single drop of water and walk around a mountain and return.
Narad started walking and completed the task, without spilling a single drop of water from the pot.
Then Vishnu asked how many times did you chant my name, Narad said Not a single times, and realizes and said I understand the answer.
Moral of the Story is :--
1. To be religious you don't need to read the books, rather understand your real purpose.
2. God don't expect you to chant his name, or ask you to give him respect, rather give the respect to the creation of the Gods -- Which includes all -- humans, animals, plants, trees, nature, earth.
3. Religion should be kept personal, because its just a personal things, other than that is bluff.
4. Being Hindu does not means, he is reading Geeta, VEDAS, or Ramayan, even an Asestic could be Hindu because its a Dharma which is far more evolved, complicated, yet simple and gives you freedom better than the Sect which you called Religion.
5. Been free mentally, gives me freedom to understand, why Ganga was called holly, because long ago they understand the importance of River, and why it should be conserved and protected.