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...Boothe, declaring herself as a Baha??i was a logical extension of the views on spirituality she already had. “I think I was a Baha??i for a while before I declared for myself that I was a Baha??i” she says. “The belief in the oneness of religion, and that religion is supposed to unite people, and not divide people… this was comforting to hear because I thought it was something I always knew, but was never really articulated...
...Still, Boothe says she was “at first hesitant” about the decision to convert. It took a summer of traveling throughout Singapore, Italy and the U.S., along with interaction with other Baha??i communities, to realize that she wanted to declare. “I consciously recognized that as I was traveling abroad over the summer, focusing on the Baha??i writings and asking myself, ‘is this true...
...Wilson’s decision came much more quickly—she knew she wanted to join after attending only one meeting of Harvard’s Baha??i group. Wilson, whose family is Roman Catholic, first came into contact with the Baha??i Association through the Inter-Faith Council (IFC). “I joined IFC as soon as I came here on campus, and through IFC I met some people on Baha??i” she says. “None of it didn’t attract me...it?...
...Family and friends have been supportive for the two most recent Baha??i converts at Harvard. Boothe cites her family’s varied religious background as a cause of their openness. “Having an aunt who was a Muslim, knowing that there wasn’t really anything wrong with other religions” factored into their acceptance of the switch, she says...
...response from Wilson’s parents has been equally supportive. “My mom can see how much I’ve grown since I’ve switched to the Baha??i faith,” she says. “It was difficult to explain to my church friends at first, but when you see how happy a person is...it’s hard to be upset for anybody, regardless of their decision...