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In reply to the discussion: Do Atheists have a right to oppose war? [View all]stone space
(6,498 posts)6. I, like many atheists at the time, violated the law by...
...counseling, aiding and abetting draft registration resistance to the best of my ability.
(such as it is...lol...but we won't go there)
Sometimes atheism demands noncooperation with the official religions of the state.
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Well, if you won't go there, it sounds like there was more to it than your OP let on
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2016
#8
If you insist, I'll vote 'pass'; since you load the possible answers
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2016
#11
There are other avenues for obtaining an education, than joining the military.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2016
#44
But why would atheists feel that they have the right to tell me who to murder?
stone space
Apr 2016
#31
Atheism doesn't tell me anything about whether or not to kill others, or to force others to kill for
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2016
#43
You're apparent fetish for everything gun makes taking your posts difficult.
cleanhippie
Apr 2016
#49
Didn't obtaining CO status in the Vietnam era require proof that the applicant
struggle4progress
Apr 2016
#29