During 1985 during the cold war the Universal House of Justice (governing body of the Baha'i Faith) sent a document titled "the Promise of world peace" to all world leaders:
The Promise of World Peace—The Universal House of Justice
Early on it stated:
World peace is not only possible but inevitable. It is the next stage in the evolution of this planet—in the words of one great thinker, “the planetization of mankind”.
Whether peace is to be reached only after unimaginable horrors precipitated by humanity’s stubborn clinging to old patterns of behaviour, or is to be embraced now by an act of consultative will, is the choice before all who inhabit the earth. At this critical juncture when the intractable problems confronting nations have been fused into one common concern for the whole world, failure to stem the tide of conflict and disorder would be unconscionably irresponsible.
Is world peace really achievable?
What does your Faith or ideology have to say about world peace?
What are the barriers and the prerequisites for its establishment?
What can we do?
The Promise of World Peace—The Universal House of Justice
Early on it stated:
World peace is not only possible but inevitable. It is the next stage in the evolution of this planet—in the words of one great thinker, “the planetization of mankind”.
Whether peace is to be reached only after unimaginable horrors precipitated by humanity’s stubborn clinging to old patterns of behaviour, or is to be embraced now by an act of consultative will, is the choice before all who inhabit the earth. At this critical juncture when the intractable problems confronting nations have been fused into one common concern for the whole world, failure to stem the tide of conflict and disorder would be unconscionably irresponsible.
Is world peace really achievable?
What does your Faith or ideology have to say about world peace?
What are the barriers and the prerequisites for its establishment?
What can we do?