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Religious strife, throughout
history, has been the cause of innumerable wars and conflicts, a major
blight to progress, and is increasingly abhorrent to the people of all
faiths and no faith. Followers of all religions must be willing to face
the basic questions which this strife raises, and to arrive at clear answers.
How are the differences between them to be resolved, both in theory and
in practice? The challenge facing the religious leaders of mankind is
to contemplate, with hearts filled with the spirit of compassion and a
desire for truth, the plight of humanity, and to ask themselves whether
they cannot, in humility before their Almighty Creator, submerge their
theological differences in a great spirit of mutual forbearance that will
enable them to work together for the advancement of human understanding
and peace.
(Letters
of The Universal House of Justice, 1985 Oct, The
Promise of World Peace, p. 3)
Haifa, Israel. 
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In 1956, the first Cook Island Bahá'í, Mr. Titi (1907-84) moved to New Zealand where he came to be loved for his spiritual insights, his happy personality and his devotion to spreading the Bahá'í message.
The first Cook Island Bahá'í woman, Mrs. Nicholas (1926-2000), had been a star student, and became a popular singer and instrumentalist, and a leader of the Girl Guides. She greatly assisted the progress of the Faith by providing her skills as a translator to Mrs. Danielsen.
Another prominent Bahá'í was Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki (1923-1990), who became a Bahá'í after meeting Dulcie Dive and Edith Danielsen. In 1978, Pa Terito inherited her traditional chief's title. As Ariki (hereditary chief) of Takitumu, she was able to reach many levels of society, and she actively proclaimed the Faith in the South Pacific.
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