What do you believe

By AMY SCHNIDMAN
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
AS AMERICANS, WE ARE granted freedom of religion; but with freedom comes the responsibility of acceptance. Now more than ever, ignorance cannot be an excuse, for every individual must strive toward the one thing that can save us -- knowledge.
Whether Muslim, Christian, Jewish or even the infamous teenage "undecided," one must look beyond stereotypes. The future does not rest upon the visions of today's leaders; it lies in the hands of our generation.
XAmy Schnidman is a student at the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.