Despite the array of unique religious labels such as Christian, Jewish or Athiest, Sophia Matthews, junior, does not fall into any of these categories. With beliefs not governed by an organization, Matthews rejects the idea of belonging to a religious group.

“Someone needs to put me in a group because I’m not like them, so they need to put a label on me,” Matthews said.

While others have referred to her as agnostic, Matthews dislikes the term due to its attachment to a God and spirituality. Her faith lies in scientific fact, since she does not believe in an afterlife.

Though both her parents were raised Catholic, they are fine with Matthews’ beliefs.

“If I wanted to believe in some man in the sky or even a flying spaghetti monster, they would be okay with that,” Matthews said.

Matthews does not have holidays or traditions to celebrate, but she believes in the importance of morals and interactions with other people. According to Matthews, a quote by Eddie Izzard, a British comedian, sums up her beliefs.

“‘I don’t believe in God, I believe in us, as human beings.’ There is a spirituality to it, but it’s more of how people interact, and that’s what I’m interested in,” Matthews said.