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Tag: conscientious objection

Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” Enters Post-Production: Release Target in Time for Oscar?

Posted on February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 by Michael Peabody

Hacksaw Ridge, the $55 million Mel Gibson-directed World War II film that tells the story of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Desmond Doss completed filming in December 2015 and is now in post-production with a targeted release date of early November 2016 in time for Oscar consideration.

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Mel Gibson’s new film to shine spotlight on Adventist history of conscientious objection

Posted on October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV

Mel Gibson’s $55,000,000 film will have Adventists re-exploring this part of their history and considering the future of conscientious objection.

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Christianity Stands Apart from Warfare (A.T. Jones)

Posted on February 9, 2013February 26, 2013 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The early Christians did not engage in war. They
would die rather than kill a fellow-being. It was not until apostacy had honeycombed the church that Christians
were to be found bearing arms and engaging in carnal warfare.

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New book addresses Conscientious Objection in today’s military

Posted on March 2, 2011March 2, 2011 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Since its organization in 1863 the Seventh-day Adventist Church has been counter cultural.  In its Christian witness to modern society it has advocated keeping the seventh-day Sabbath, vegetarianism, abstinence from tobacco and alcohol and refusal of its members to bear arms.  But the stance on the refusal to bear arms has seen a metamorphous in…

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A Short History Of The Conscientious Objector (Liberty Magazine)

Posted on July 12, 2010July 22, 2010 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Michael Peabody, editor of ReligiousLiberty.TV, writes for the July / August 2010 issue of Liberty Magazine.  The full article is available in print and online at http://www.libertymagazine.org/index.php?id=1636 EXCERPT: The date was June 5, 1917, the first day of the draft. Sousa’s Band struck up “Stars and Stripes Forever” and the 6,000 in attendance at the…

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Soldiers Fight a Battle of Conscience

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Administrator

The Truth Commission on Conscience in War is a group of religious leaders and scholars who have joined together to discuss the theory of just war, international law and freedom of conscience during times of war. The 70-member commission recently held a public hearing at Riverside Church, where soldiers spoke about their war experiences. The…

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“Should I Fight?” An overview of the recent symposium on conscientious objection

Posted on January 2, 2009January 2, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

An attendee reports on the recent symposium held in Canada from November 6-9, 2008.

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CANADA: Symposium to be held on Conscientious Objection

Posted on September 20, 2008September 20, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada is sponsoring a Symposium on Conscientious Objection in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Symposium is planned for November 6 ñ 9, 2008 in Oshawa, Ontario.

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