Anabaptist Statement to the Commission on Military, National and Public Service
"As conscientious objectors, we believe Jesus commands reverence for each human life since every person is made in the image of God."
"As conscientious objectors, we believe Jesus commands reverence for each human life since every person is made in the image of God."
Video: Jay Sutton left the military recently as a Conscientious Objector. Interviewed by Kyle Gott.
A History of the Selective Service System Violating the Rights of Conscience
Video: Maria Santelli, Bill Galvin and Jake Short from the Center on Conscience & War speaking at the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
Excerpts from a performance during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. "Governments called it "Conscription" and "the Draft" ... COs called it "This Evil Thing!""
Desmond Doss: Refused to carry a weapon & saved the lives of 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa By Marija Georgievska. Vintage News Desmond Thomas Doss is best known to the world as the war hero who refused to kill. He was a United States Army corporal who...
Don’t draft women (or men) Update on NDAA and the proposal to register women with the Selective Service System CCW has been monitoring the discussion about extending the draft and draft registration to women ever since the military opened up all combat positions to...
Video: Maria Santelli, Executive Director of the Center on Conscience & War
1) Draft registration for men has been a failure and a burden on millions of men. Rather than extend the burden to women, it’s time to end it now. Gil Coronado, the former director of Selective Service said in the 1999 annual report, "If we are not successful in...
Conscientious objection wages an active challenge to war, one soldier at a time. By Maria Santelli, CCW Executive Director.