conscientious objectors
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Quakers (Friends)
Louis W. Schneider, Longtime Quaker Leader With American Friends Service Committee, Dies at 97
Louis W. Schneider, a longtime leader of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) whose work took him into major national and world events in the second half of...

Anabaptist (Mennonite, Amish and Brethren)
World War I Museum Honors Hutterite Conscientious Objectors Joseph and Michael Hofer
The World War I museum in Kansas City has recently unveiled a plaque honoring two Hutterite conscientious objectors, Joseph and Michael Hofer, who died in late 1918 in...

Church of the Nazarene
The Untold History of the Nazarene Community in Serbia and Its Migration to North America
The Church of the Nazarene has a complex and often overlooked history in the region of Vojvodina, Serbia, marked by its pacifist stance and resulting conflicts with state...

Seventh Day Baptist and Sabbatarian Churches
Ukrainian Prosecutors Initiate Over a Thousand Criminal Proceedings Against Conscientious Objectors, Including Seventh-day Adventists and Baptists
The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office has initiated over a thousand criminal proceedings against individuals who refused military service on conscientious grounds. These proceedings include members of various religious groups,...