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t * "Rut wa believe that the rove eitizen, acting by the light witieh Ged gives him in his censcicnesa, situst jucge whither his sovermnont is scrving os th: in istruricnt or God'ts Kinadon, "9 believ: that nev, in our tinct, in our country, tho grcat issuc is being drawm betycen tho wey of Divine love revicied by Jzsus Christ, ane the way of the nilitary systen, to belicvs the Draft Lov is m2 chief point at which thesa two ways af lifn are in conflict. Win boliev: in raligious liberty, in the froasacom and responsibility of avery citizen to ecstermin: tids issu2 for himsalf, proyer= > fully, as in Gocts sight," a small four pags panphlct ee on Conseription ond Var" publishes by + bys Religious Seeiety of Friends in the United States", listed cight points as fol ais: "1, To support Yeims Friands ond cthors vhs express their opposition to comscription 2ithor by nonerigistration, or by registration ag couscimntiocus cbjictors. Vi varicdly approve civil dissbccicnes uecr Divine cenpulsion as on hmircbl: testinony fully in kecping uit ths history and practiczs cf Fricnds "2, To recomize that the rilitcry svsten is not consistent with Christ's coxsmpl: of redenptive Llova, and that participation, ven ina nen-corbatent capacity, wokens the t: sti sy of our whole Society, Levers thcless, wo hele in ris7ce et ond syupathetic understanding 211 those non who in gooc cunscizne? choose to enter tht armed forecs. "3. To extend our rcligious concern ond assistanes to all . conscizntious cbjictors who ray fsll owisice the narroy d2finition of the Sclactive Sarvies ict cf 1948, ‘ 2 “4, Ta syoid ongcsing in any traca, business, or prcefessicn tly contributing to th: military systeng and tha purchise of governuun <] ‘ f ne “¢ ba ids or stock ce rtificr ‘tes in wpr indugtric Se "5, To consider cirefually the implication ofpaying theso taxes, a riajor portion of which gees for nil tary DUrPSsUs »