Is Jury Duty Really That Bad?

Most don’t like to serve on a jury and look at it as an inconvenience. But jury duty is mandatory, unless you have valid reasons for an excuse. Courts have become more and more reluctant to grant excuses. They look especially with disfavor at requests to be excused for sincere religious convictions. Should Christians compromise and take the “easy way” out and just get it over with and serve? What do you need to know and to do in this conflict situation?