Reply #15: Quakers, Brethren and Mennonites

[Blue_In_AK]

have traditionally been the "peace churches" for conscientious objector purposes, so this isn't anything new. I was born and raised Quaker and Brethren, and I remember during the Vietnam years my folks would always invite the boys doing alternative service with Church World Service in Houston to our home for holiday dinners since they were far from home. Some of them became my good friends. They were just regular kids (like I was) ... They didn't have any issues at all with modern conveniences and so on, rock and roll, etc. (dare I say -- strip poker at my apartment??) ... the only thing that was different was their strong religious convictions against going to war.