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I regard the principle of conscription of life as a flat contradiction of all our cherished ideals of individual freedom, democratic liberty and Christian teaching.

Sending our youth to war is wrong.

Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription.

This actual question of 'Why does God allow war?' is not considered or raised as such in the Bible at all.

Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions ever conceived by man! Forced servitude, with the risk of death and serious injury as a price to live free, makes no sense.

War is an attempt of one group to impose its will upon another group by armed violence.

Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

It is a grave matter to enter a war, without adequate military preparation; it may prove fatal to come into peace, without moral and religious preparation.

There is no God-given right to victory on the battlefield. You win that through the skill and the devotion, the valor and the ferocity of your troops.