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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
RESOLUTION NO. 87-48
RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE STATEMENT
"THE PROMISE OF WORLD PEACE"
WHEREAS, peace and mutual understanding are the most
compelling needs in this world of increasingly interdependent nations; and
WHEREAS, the achievement of peace is frequently assumed to
be incompatible with human nature, and this assumption leads to despair
and a general paralysis of will; and
WHEREAS, this paralysis can only be overcome by educating
people and encouraging their involvement with a wide spectrum of social
and interpersonal issues which are the foundations of peace; and
WHEREAS, the Baha'i world community has been in the
forefront of such issues for over a century, contributing to social and
economic development, to the emancipation of women, and to the elimination
of prejudice; and
WHEREAS, the experience of the Baha'i world community at the
grassroots level can inspire hope that international peace is possible as
well as provide an example of how to lay its foundations; and
WHEREAS, in this International Year of Peace, the City of
Arden Hills reaffirms its commitment to world peace;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we commend "The Promise
of World Peace", a letter to the peoples of the world by the Universal
House of Justice, the governing Council of the Baha'is of the world, as a
valuable resource for all citizens who yearn for peace, and that study of
this document is enthusiastically encouraged.
Adopted by the Arden Hills City Council this 31st day of
August, 1987.
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Ro ert L. Woodburn, Mayor