Today is the feast day of St. Maximilian of Tebessa, a Christian martyred in antiquity for refusing to serve in the Roman military: …The proconsul Dion said, “What are you called ?” Maximilianus replied, “Why do you want to know my name ? It is not permitted to me to serve in the military since [...]
Posts Tagged ‘conscientious objection’
Maximilian
Posted: March 12, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: conscientious objection, Early Christians, nonviolence
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Conscientious Objection is a Human Right
Posted: March 10, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Abu Ghraib, conscientious objection, Courage to Resist, Helen Woodson, Jesus, Joshua Casteel, nonviolence, Rafil Dhafir, Robin Long, War Resisters International
On this day in 1987, the United Nations Human Rights Commission recognized conscientious objection to military service as a basic human right. Almost 2,000 years prior to that, Jesus told his followers to put down their weapons. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword [...]
U.S. Military Learning to Get Soldiers to Kill on Reflex, Drop Moral Reasoning
Posted: October 20, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: conscientious objection, Jesus, nonviolence
From WIP, emphasis mine: The ethical dilemma that anchors the film is blatantly stated in the first few minutes – “At some point, every soldier has to face the question: Will I be able to kill another human being in combat?” Until recent wars most soldiers were not willing to kill; during WWII the military [...]
It’s Nice to Know…
Posted: September 22, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: conscientious objection, ethnic cleansing, Iraq, Jesus, nonviolence
It’s nice to know that the “results of ethnic cleansing = success!” theme remained on display today: There have been fewer than 200 attacks a week over the past four months, which Austin described as “phenomenal,” and in the city of Baghdad, there have been fewer than four attacks a day, on average, he said. [...]
