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	"Conscientious Objector Should Be Released" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan's request for release after four months of arrest was refused in today's hearing.
		Although Mehmet repeated on a number of occasions that he is a conscientious objector, he was charged with "insisting on disobeying orders in front of assembled recruits." He was attacked by prisoners who were provoked by the prison administration, he was flmailed and threatened.
		However, the conscientious objectors aggravate them because their actions are open, perfectly legitimate and they are cheerful enough to play children's games at the army's door.
	www.bianet.org /2005/09/01_eng/news64787.htm (976 words)

	Conscientious Objector
		At present "absolutist" objectors (those who refuse all war work not merely bearing arms) are not assigned to actual "work of national importance," but are sent to forestry camps under control of certain religious sects, such as Quakers and Mennonites, who are mostly out of sympathy with "absolutists," though having some among their members.
		Conscientious objectors who object, as many do; to conscription in any form, seeing in it a form of slavery, are no more likely to submit to forestry conscription than to military conscription.
		Other peace organizations have been maintaining registers of conscientious objectors who do not belong to recognized denominations, and who are frequently more sincere because it is their own thought-out personal opinion than many who are members of pacifist sects and who simply follow because it is the thing to do in their sect.
	www.sidis.net /co3.htm (2144 words)

	What Do I Believe About War? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS: These are persons who, by reason of religious, ethical, or moral belief, are "conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form." These people may be discharged from military service.
		CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS TO PAYING FOR WAR: These are people whose consciences forbid them to pay the military portion of their taxes because of ethical, moral and religious beliefs.
		If provision is made in law for conscientious objectors to paying for war (the U.S. Peace Tax Fund bill), they will have to establish that they are conscientious objectors in order to have the military portion of their Federal income tax redirected for peaceful purposes.
	www.nisbco.org /What_Do_I.htm (1505 words)

	Conscientious Objectors\| A History of National Service in America
		The issue of conscientious objection was squarely faced in the peacetime conscription law of 1940 and reiterated in the draft legislation of World War II.
		Conscientious objectors in uniform willing to perform noncombatant roles cause little problem for the system and easily meet the standards of the citizen soldier.
		Objectors from nontraditional peace churches were likely to go to the more tolerant Quaker camps; but it was also the Quaker camps, perhaps because of their social heterogeneity, that were the most likely to be demoralized by the harshness of the work and the absence of pay.
	www.academy.umd.edu /publications/NationalService/conscientious_objectors.htm (1354 words)

	Howstuffworks "How the U.S. Draft Works"
		As we saw in the last section, conscientious objectors are eligible men who are opposed to serving in a war because it is against their deeply held moral or religious beliefs.
		A man can only be reclassified as a conscientious objector if he demonstrates that his opposition to war is based on moral, ethical or religious beliefs, not on political beliefs.
		Both conscientious objectors and drafted troops are required to spend a set period of time, called the tour of duty, in active service.
	people.howstuffworks.com /us-draft4.htm (463 words)

	MoveOn.org: MoveOn Bulletin
		Although the term "conscientious objection" can certainly be limited to the legal meaning of refusing to participate in some or all military service because of religious or moral objections to killing others, at heart conscientious objection is simply opposition to war.
		Asking "am I a conscientious objector?" means reviewing the moral, spiritual, political, and personal beliefs that help you determine the code of conduct for your own life and balancing a love of, or devotion to, the principles of your country versus other principles that guide you.
		This excellent page answers important questions about why conscientious objection is important, what it is, what types of conscientious objection are recognized by law, what other types of conscientious objectors there are, and what obligations a person has to fulfill as a conscientious objector.
	www.moveon.org /moveonbulletin/bulletin6.html (2146 words)

	Conscientious Objector Status
		A conscientious objector is one who is opposed to serving in the armed forces and/or bearing arms on the grounds of moral or religious principles.
		Two types of service are available to conscientious objectors, and the type assigned is determined by the individual's specific beliefs.
		Conscientious Objectors opposed to serving in the military will be placed in the Selective Service Alternative Service Program.
	www.famedetroit.org /conob.htm (654 words)

	Conscientious Objection : Youth & Militarism : AFSC
		Conscientious objectors are people who refuse to participate in the military and war.
		The only possible immigration consequence of filing for conscientious objector status is that you may not be able to get "quick" citizenship.
		Military service is mandatory in Israel, and these conscientious objectors provide an important challenge to the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem as well as the militarism of Israeli society.
	www.afsc.org /youthmil/conscientious-objection/default.htm (355 words)

	Turkey: Conscientious objector subjected to ill-treatment and death threats from fellow inmates. Public Appeal. - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan who has been subjected to death threats and beatings by other prisoners since his imprisonment on 11 April and the delay in ensuring his safety by the prison authorities after the abuses were reported.
		After his lawyer learned about the abuse, she raised her concerns for his safety with the prison administration and an investigation into the alleged abuse was opened and some action was then taken by the prison authorities to protect him.
		the right to conscientious objection is not legally recognized by the authorities, and provisions do not exist for an alternative civilian service for conscientious objectors.
	web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGEUR440222005?open&of=ENG-TUR (634 words)

	USA: Jeremy Hinzman – Conscientious objector seeking refuge in Canada - news.amnesty - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Amnesty International considers a conscientious objector to be any person who, for reasons of conscience or profound conviction, refuses either to perform any form of service in the armed forces or applies for non-combatant status.
		It is thus the view of Amnesty International that conscientious objectors can adopt selective forms of objection which should be used not to undermine the conscientious nature of their objection.
		The US authorities’ rejection of his earlier application for conscientious objector non-combatant status, and the limited grounds on which such status can be sought under US regulations, make it reasonable to believe that had he submitted another application specifically focusing on his objection to the war in Iraq it is likely to have been rejected..
	news.amnesty.org /index/ENGAMR510752005 (795 words)

	Ways and Means of Implementing Conscientious Objector Registration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Conscientious Objector Registration is a tool intended for general peace education, as well as a means of enabling individuals to articulate a position of conscientious objection to military service.
		Distribute the Conscientious Objector Registration kit to all class members at the beginning of the study to focus the issue.
		Plan a testimonial service for Conscientious Objector Registration Day when the forms will be collected and individuals will be invited to share their experiences.
	www.mcc.org /peace/info/CO_waysmeans.html (562 words)

	George Herbert Mead: The Conscientious Objector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The conscientious objector has no recognition in the legislation which is mobilizing our new army, except as a member of a religious sect whose tenets forbid fighting.
		The answer is found in the supposition that the government is ready to recognize the legitimacy of the claim of the conscientious objector, but is at a loss when it seeks to determine the genuineness of the objection.
		The conscientious objector must realize that, so long as there is no acid test for sincerity of his attitude, his is a doctrine that renders martyrdom almost inevitable, when his country is involved in a war that seriously threatens its existence or whatever values the country insists on fighting for.
	spartan.ac.brocku.ca /~lward/Mead/pubs/Mead_1917a.html (3087 words)

	Conscientious objector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The program was under church control from 1881 through 1918, reaching a peak of 7000 conscientious objectors during World War I. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, alternative service was available under state control until it was abolished in 1936.
		The objectors had to prove their conviction, and should they fail to prove their conviction, they were forced to serve in the armed service.
		Since 1972 objectors could choose an alternative service which length was 8 months longer than the military one (15 months, then 12, as for Army and Air Force, 24 months, then 18, then 12 as for the Navy).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conscientious_objector (5083 words)

	Marine: 'I refuse to kill' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Military law allows servicemen and women to request honorable discharges as conscientious objectors if they oppose war on the basis of religious beliefs or some other deeply held moral conviction.
		Conscientious objectors must submit a detailed letter explaining how their feelings have changed since joining the military.
		To be discharged without punishment, conscientious objectors must initiate the process before they desert.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/115386_wobjector02.shtml (828 words)

	Who is a Conscientious Objector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The law does not require a conscientious objector to be opposed to all forms of violence, the use of force, police powers, or even to all taking of human life.
		They are conscientiously opposed to participation in war and they conclude that the draft, itself, serves the purposes of war.
		Even though Conscientious objectors are not drafted to kill in the military they still must serve the country if there is a draft.
	www.nisbco.org /whoisaco.html (2095 words)

	Conscientious Objectors in History
		Years ago, anyone who refused an order or said he or she was a conscientious objector might be court-martialed or imprisoned, or tortured, or shot.
		But we know there were conscientious objectors and people who refused orders in some of the Colonial armies, and in the American revolution.
		In the two World Wars of this century, there were many conscientious objectors, and some of them were in the military.
	www.objector.org /advice/conscientious_objector-5.html (355 words)

	Conscientious objector status 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1962, the Defense Department made it a policy to allow conscientious objectors to be discharged or transferred to noncombatant duties.
		In other words, to qualify as a conscientious objector, you must have “religious training and belief,” but this does not mean religion as we usually use the word.
		U.S., the Supreme Court said that he qualified for CO status because the Court said that a moral objector could qualify for CO status as long as his or her belief was central to his or her life.
	www.finalcall.com /artman/publish/article_1503.shtml (730 words)

	R. Stevie Moore: Conscientious Objector: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Conscientious Objector was released in June, and is described by Moore as "works in progress." Don't let that fool you: Its songs are no less "finished" than hundreds of others in his canon-- they're merely waiting on a final destination (either in a different mix or another record).
		Nevertheless, the spirit of Conscientious Objector is pure Moore.
		Ultimately, the breadth of expression and creativity is enough for me to recommend Conscientious Objector on principle alone, and since there are so many truly good songs in the lot, it becomes a simple decision.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /article/record_review/20209/R_Stevie_Moore_Conscientious_Objector (636 words)

	F.A.Q. - Conscientious Objector Status
		A conscientious objector is someone whose core values include a prohibition against taking a human life and who, as a result, refuses to take up arms.
		In the past, two types of conscientious objectors have been recognized: those who refuse to take another human life but are still willing to serve in the military and those who object to taking an active part in any war.
		In the past, there have been two types of conscientious objectors: those who refuse to train in arms but are willing to serve in non-combatant roles, and those who object to any form of military service.
	www.serv.net /~techbear/writings/FAQ-CO.html (3033 words)

	Gay Conscientious Objector Marine Stephen Funk
		The military prison in North Carolina is the same brig where dozens of Marine Conscientious Objectors were detained and harassed during the first Persian Gulf War in 1991.
		As a public conscientious objector to war and an openly gay man, Funk is at particular risk.
		During the 1991 Gulf War, Conscientious Objectors were subject to numerous instances of harassment and hazing.
	www.webspawner.com /users/pflagjacksonoct28 (540 words)

	Conscientious Objector - SourceWatch
		A Conscientious Objector (CO), according to the U.S. Selective Service System definition, "is one who is opposed to serving in the armed forces and/or bearing arms on the grounds of moral or religious principles."[1]
		Bruderhof Peacemakers Guide; includes pages on well known Conscientious Objectors such as Mordechai Vanunu, Franz Jägerstätter, and Sophie Scholl.
		Laurie Goodstein, "Conscientious Objector Numbers Are Small but Growing", New York Times, April 1, 2003.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Conscientious_Objector (357 words)

	Metroactive Movies \| 'The Conscientious Objector'
		The documentary is not only a harrowing true-life war story, it is also a glowing example of Christian ethics put to the supreme test at the Maeda Escarpment, known as Hacksaw Ridge, in Okinawa in May 1945.
		In short, The Conscientious Objector is an unusually authentic look at the war, since it doesn't have the traditional rhetoric of the war movie--those too-familiar stories of pacifists who end up spoiling for a fight.
		The Conscientious Objector, a documentary by Terry L. Benedict, shows Sunday (March 14) at 6:30pm at Morris Dailey Auditorium, San Jose State University.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/03.10.04/objector-0411.html (891 words)

	US deserter declares himself a conscientious objector - War on Iraq - smh.com.au
		April 2 2003, 12:26 PM A US Marine reservist who deserted his unit turned himself in and declared himself a conscientious objector today, officials said, becoming one of the first to do so since war erupted in Iraq.
		He turned up at his Marine base in the Californian city of San Jose, south of San Francisco, to register as a conscientious objector, becoming one of the first members of the US armed forces to do so since war erupted last month.
		While military officials said they did not expect to receive many applications from conscientious objectors, pacifist groups reported a rise in requests for information since Washington began mobilising for war with Iraq.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/04/02/1048962798590.html (417 words)

	Army Discharges Conscientious Objector
		FORT DRUM--Under pressure from a New York Civil Liberties Union lawsuit, the U.S. Army has granted Conscientious Objector status and honorable discharge to a soldier whom the Army previously had tried to deploy while his CO application was still pending.
		Corey D. Martin was stationed at Fort Drum in northern New York as a sergeant after enlisting in the Army in 2001.
		He applied for discharge as a conscientious objector in December 2005 after realizing that he was ethically opposed to war.
	www.northcountrygazette.org /articles/053006ObjectorDischarged.html (349 words)

	FOXNews.com - Anti-War GI Wants Conscientious Objector Status - U.S. & World
		A conscientious objector has to prove a religious, ethical or moral opposition to war when applying for a discharge or for non-combat service, according to the Center on Conscience and War (search).
		The conscientious objector application process is long so it may not work in Mejia's favor.
		During the 1993 Gulf War, 111 conscientious objectors were discharged; in Vietnam, approximately 170,000 of the 2.15 million drafted were discharged; during the Korean War, 4,300 were discharged; during World War II, about 4,200 were discharged; and during World War I, about 3,800 were discharged.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,120304,00.html (1434 words)

	USATODAY.com - Convicted soldier pursuing conscientious objector status (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Iraqi war veteran, who Amnesty International has called a prisoner of conscience, is asking the military to change his status from deserter to conscientious objector.
		In his objector application, Mejia details abuse of Iraqi detainees at Al Asad Air Force Base and deaths of children and civilians.
		If military officials accept his objector application he will be given an honorable discharge, Font said.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2004-06-22-antiwar-soldier_x.htm (521 words)

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