here has always been an underlying sense of prejudice felt

from one person towards another. Among the many shameful discrimination’s

of sex and race there is that of religious beliefs.

We read in our history classes how numerous wars have carelessly been waged over who worships what god and why. You would honestly think

that in this day and age, we might have finally learned how to coexist

with others’ of different beliefs. Unfortunately, the truth is we

have not.

I can see that in many cases it may be difficult to

find an understanding of a religion that is not your own. Mostly because so many have it instilled that their own religion is the right religion. However, rather than shun a person because of religious affiliation we might actually try to

learn from them. There can be a lot to gain from those from

other cultures. Why should religions be any different?

As a country who celebrates it’ss freedom, there should be an embrace

to those who worship peacefully. We all tend to shy away from

what we do not understand, but the danger and fear comes when we

put up walls.

There is a dire need to set aside differences and come together as people. Far too many things need to be accomplished, we cannot afford to let something so small stand in the way. Especially with worries such as world hunger, violence in homes,

and growing crime . That’s where all of our focus should be. If

there is any chance we could put aside such a minor difference we might

actually accomplish in the abolishing those growing problems.

Countless lives throughout our world’s history have been lost because of

their creed rather than their character. In order to fully

understand each other we must break away from the trend of not

accepting those around us

We must take a step forward and learn from each other so we can take one step creating better understanding

of diversity.