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The Uniting Church, ethical discernment and a practical reform frameworkย ย |ย Article 2 of 2 By Rod Benson The hardest conscientious-objection case is not necessarily that of a prospective conscript who declines to enlist. It may be that of an experienced service member whose beliefs change, who wants to act honestly without abandoning colleagues or disregarding …
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William White being arrested and dragged from his home for conscientious objection to military conscription in 1966. Courtesy of the Search Foundation. Enlistment, statutory exemptions and the serving volunteer | Article 1 of 2 By Rod Benson Australian law accepts that deeply held conscience may justify exemption from compulsory military service. Yet a member who …
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