Whenever I am feeling stressed or down, I know that I always have someone to turn to because of my faith. My faith, although I will admit it has been shaky at times, has always kept me most grounded when the rest of the world around me is crumbling. I think I am speaking for everyone in that way, because one way or another, we each have our own religious preference. Whether you are Christian, Protestant, Atheist, or Buddhist, we each have our own beliefs and lean on different things when we need to. While each person may have different beliefs, that doesn't mean that they have to be sources of conflict amongst others. Religion is meant to bring peace and harmony to the world, and we should be celebrating the differences instead of fighting over them.

In today's social media world, people freely express their opinions. I want to clearly state that I am not against this behavior. Freedom of speech, right? But is it fair to say that someone's religion, beliefs, or moral support system are incorrect? This can be as painfully simple as telling someone they are lesser people and are going to Hell because they don't believe in God. This kind of attitude has no place in a peaceful and compassionate person's life, religious or not. If you do believe in God, wouldn't you want to pray for that person to hope that someday they see the light you love? On the other hand, if you do not believe in a god, is it fair to tell someone that they are stupid for believing in a higher power? What they are believing in makes them feel happy. People of different faiths and beliefs should be able to exist in the same society, because at the end of the day, we all just want to get along.

Why are we debating this? Why tear each other down when we each have our own personal beliefs that make us feel strong and secure at heart? Religion should bring peace to the nonsense in the world. Religion is a safe haven we can each escape to when needed, whether that be agnosticism, atheism, Catholicism, Buddhism, anything you believe in.

Religious differences don't have to bring people into conflict over who is superior, because none of us are. No religion is better than the other. And no religion gives you certain entitlement to belittle others of different faiths. While each person will always be biased toward their own religion, tearing down someone else's beliefs only because they don't match yours doesn't make your beliefs any more correct.

A solution to this may be to think of these words, "to each their own." In this context, each person has their own religion. Let them have it. Of course, state what you believe in and show pride, but do so tastefully. Don't offend others when proclaiming your beliefs. Don't be hypocritical, either. Whether you're religious or not, you should be able to celebrate your beliefs without fear of being judged. The world doesn't revolve around you or anyone else. We're all different, and there's no reason that these differences should get in the way of us all being happy. At the end of the day, we should respect each others' beliefs so we can live together in a peaceful society, filled with diversity of religious beliefs.