On Encountering the Baha'i Faith: Seeking Refuge

Photo: Baha'i House of Worship, Kampala, Uganda

Here is an excerpt, but be sure to read the original post for the whole amazing story that was told by a man who had just watched "All the Invisible Children."

When he learned that I was a Baha'i, he became excited. He said that though he was not abducted and made a child soldier, there was a time, when he was a boy, that he was running away from soldiers to prevent being taken, or something like that. He sought refugee in the Baha'i House of Worship in Kampala (capital of Uganda). All of the different people that were accepted and welcomed into the House of Worship amazed him. He met Muslims, Christians, Baha'is, etc. The soldiers didn't go in the House of Worship because it was a holy place. The man was just a very young child when this happened, but the memory has stayed with him his whole life...

Shirin, "Why hate when it's all about peace and love?," MySpace, Wednesday, March 08, 2006