Fostering unity,

Fostering unity, by harmonizing disparate elements and nurturing in every heart a selfless love for humankind, is the task of religion.
Great possibilities to cultivate fellowship and concord are open to religious leaders, but these same leaders can also incite violence by using their influence to stoke the fires of fanaticism and prejudice.
Writing of religion, Bahá’u’lláh’s words are emphatic: “… make it not”, He warns, “the cause of dissension and strife.” Peace, for “all who dwell on earth”, is one of “the principles and ordinances of God”.

(18 January 2019 – To the Bahá’ís of the World)
The Universal House of Justice.