High school student Madeleine Kapsalis has a passion for religious diversity and acceptance. She founded a religious diversity club at her school as well as her own website where she recruits teens from across the U.S. to explain their religious beliefs in the hopes of creating a more loving and accepting society. Royalty Free Intro Music: “Stay (Sting)” by Otis McDonald. Madeleine is a senior at Lake Forest High School who is thrilled to be giving a TEDxLFHS Talk this year! She is very passionate about religious acceptance, so she started the Religious Diversity Club at school and founded her own website, www.ifteens.org (Interfaith Teens), where she receives presentations across the country from teens thoroughly explaining their religions. Madeleine is actively involved in various activities such as being a co-captain of Speech Team, president of French Club, and a cast member of the school musical Newsies. She also enjoys dancing ballet, playing piano and violin, writing her own novels, and spending quality time with her siblings. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx