Brad Pokorny discusses the two extreme positions—hawks and doves—on the continuum of war and peace. “The Promise of World Peace” addressed to humanity by The Universal House of Justice, offers common ground to both the hawks and the doves because both groups want peace…but, want it according to their preferred strategy. Both groups want “security”. Hawks want security through material means such as guns, tanks, and “weapons in space”. For doves the material means of hawks equals “insecurity” rather than security. Doves seek peace through “humanistic values” which requires “trusting in human goodness”. Each group’s assumptions about human nature divide them. “The Promise of World Peace” offers a new “tool” to take us to peace. Religion cannot be ignored. There is a role for Bahá’ís in breaking down the barriers between hawks and doves.