Rainn Wilson, who plays the lovable goofball Dwight Schrute on NBC’s “The Office,” has written an op-ed piece for CNN.com.

It’s no joke. Wilson actually addresses a serious subject.

It just so happens that Wilson is a follower of the Baha’i faith and is concerned about current Baha’i persecution in Iran.

Moneyquote: “It’s a bit strange for me, to say the least; a comic character actor best known for playing weirdos with bad haircuts getting all serious to talk about the persecution of the fellow members of his religious faith.Dear readers of CNN, I assure you that what I’m writing about is no joking matter or some hoax perpetrated by a paper-sellin’, bear-fearin’, Battlestar-Galactica obsessed beet farmer.I am a member of the Baha’i faith. What is that, you ask? Well, long story short, it’s an independent world religion that began in the mid-1800s in Iran. Baha’is believe that there is only one God and therefore only one religion. All of the world’s divine teachers (Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, Moses, Abraham, Krishna, etc.) bring essentially the same message — one of unity, love and knowledge of God or the divine.”

Wilson’s CNN op-ed can be found here. Wilson talks in depth about his growing up in the faith here. Get Religion has their take here.