MANY years ago (in the early nineties) I stood almost alone in England as an advocate of general military service. I advocated it because I knew that regular food and athletic life (the most vital ...

At the end of Conscientious Objection Week, 14 people declared their conscientious objections following the march from Tünel to Taksim Square. At the end of Conscientious Objection Week, conscientious ...

BUT WILL IT SELL? by Marya Marines. 240 pages. Lippincott. $4.50. WHAT CAN A MAN DO? by Milton Mayer. 310 pages. Chicago. $5. Gadflying is an honorable calling, but it has its pitfalls. The truly ...

Conscientious objector Savda was arrested and taken to prison upon the approval of a five-month prison sentence on charges of "alienating the public from military service". Amnesty International ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — The concept of conscientious objection dates back centuries and is rooted in the principle that individuals should not be forced to act against their deeply held moral or religious ...

Do we think that conscientious objectors are a problem for the world (or our country), and not a possible solution to the world’s problems? Let’s look at it. Imagine a world without conscientious ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The nation’s only conscientious objector to win a Medal of Honor was buried Monday with a final salute of 21 gunshots, although he refused to carry a weapon during his service in ...

Now that Facebook's a big nasty corporation, it's not only attracted a lot of bad press, it's inspired more direct action. In the run-up to the IPO and its messy aftermath we've read a few ...

With a war raging in Europe and the threatening horrors of global conflagration and nuclear catastrophe, we are besieged with urgent questions of history and conscience. For example: What percentage ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a man who refused to serve in the military because of his religious beliefs, a ruling expected to affect the fate of more than ...

South Korea Frees 58 Conscientious Objectors in Wake of Landmark Ruling SEOUL, South Korea — Fifty-eight young men who had been imprisoned for refusing to serve in South Korea’s military were released ...