Talk:Conscientious objector

This appears to be copied directly from Wikipedia. MountainDew 18:27, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

Yeah, so I re-deleted it and started over. Thanks. --Ed Poor 18:43, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

The link I rolled back appears to be against US policy, rather than "against war in general". --Ed Poor 18:49, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

The link is a resource for GIs and similar to help them properly set down and address what a conscientious objector is and what to do about it if you are in the military. I personally know two individuals who are former military who have declared CO status while in the military using resources given at this link. One is a former Vietnam vet (no, it wasn't a link at that time), the other was discharged this past August. The organization is about making sure that people are aware of what rights you do give up in the military and what rights you still have and making certain that the military does not over step its bounds in recruiting. It is not any more "anti US policy" today than it was twenty years ago. If you look at the publiciations[1] you will not see an anti-American (nor even an anti US policy) sentiment. --Mtur 18:59, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

I want to put this in, too, but I'd like some feedback first:

• Someone who sides against his own country in a war is decidedly NOT a conscientious objector. Terms to describe such a person include war resister or anti-war activist, but these terms are misleading, as they blur the distinction between (1) moral or religous objection to all wars and (2) refusal to fight on a particular side in a particular war. (see selective conscientious objection).

Does this sound correct? --Ed Poor 19:01, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

Re: rights, it sounds more anti-military than CO. Please read the external link I supplied, especially the part about personal convenience. --Ed Poor 19:03, 6 April 2007 (EDT)