Nature of Belief

• Do you doubt that God exists?
• Is your conscientious objection to war deeply rooted in your own free thinking and personal opinions?
• How can you say that your belief is religious?
• Is your objection to killing or being killed?
• What does your church say about war?
• Why do most members of your church support military force?
• Where in the Bible do you find anything which forbids you to defend your country?
• Why did Christ say, "He that hath no sword, let him buy one," "Render unto Cæsar that which is Cæsar's," and "I came not to bring peace, but a sword"?
• What would you do if God told you to defend your country?
• How do you explain all the wars in the Old Testament?
• Do you think America's millions who killed and died in wars were immoral to kill?
• How about the Christian doctrine of approval for just wars?
• Is it ever an honor to die for your country if you die keeping the enemy from conquering it?
• Do you think that combat soldiers who believe they serve God in serving their country are misled?
• Can no war be just and necessary regardless of the situation?
• Do you believe in Romans 13:1-8 of the New Testament, in which it states that God ordains the governing authorities to be servants of God for the good of the governed?
• Is there any possibility at all that your CO application comes out of a feeling of uncertainty, insecurity, or fear of military hardships?
• Why are there no atheists in foxholes?

Go to next page