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b “Hut w2 belicve that the Loyal citizen, acting by the light which Ged gives him in his censei-+ once, sist jucg2 whithcr his governient is scrving os the instrunent of God's Kingdon, Ta beliew: t nov, in our tine, in our country, th: grzat issue is be ving dram bots tin way of Divine love revicied by Jzsus Christ, ane the way of tho nilitary systen. "Te believe the Draft Low is m2 chief point at which thesa two ways of Life arc in conflict. Wiig baliev: in raligious liberty, in the froadom and responsibility of avary citizen to cstermin: tids issu2 for himself, preyer- fully, as in Goc's sight." 2 4 snot four pags panphlct ontitieeoviees on Conscription and Var" publishc: by th: Religious Seeiety of Friends in the United States", listed cight phints as follars: "1, To support Yewmg Frisnds ond cthers wha express their opposition to conscription 2ithor by nenercgistration, or by registration 23 ccuscimnticus tbjictorse Sy approve civil dissbedionc: wider Divine cexpulsion as on honirsbl: testinony fully in keeping with the history and practiczs ef Fricnds. ‘ "2. To recogize that the silitcry syste: is not consistent with Christ's cxcmple of redemptive lovz, and thas participation, oven in a nen-combatant capacity, woakens the tustimony of our whole Societys lovere tholass, we helé in rasne et and syupst understonding 211 those non who in good eunscizne? chooss to enter tht armed forecs. "3. To extend our religious conezr ond assistanes to 222 consciznticus cbj:ctors who ray (oll outside the narrow d2finition of the Sclactive Sorvics ict cf 1948. ‘ “4. To svoid engaging in any trace, business, or prcefessicn eir. ctly contributing to th: military systens; and tho purehise of govern wer bonds or stock certificrtes in wpr industr: "5, To consider cursfully the implication cfpaying these taxos, a major portion of which gees for nilitery purposas.