NEW YORK – A U.S. soldier who left his unit in Iraq rather than fight for what he called an "oil-driven war" is claiming that he's a conscientious objector who believes the war is unjust and that he's ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The concept of conscientious objection dates back centuries and is rooted in the principle that individuals should not be forced to act against their deeply held moral or religious ...

A coalition of religious leaders and veterans has called for a reconsideration of conscientious objection to war, saying that military members should have the right to object to the wars in Iraq and ...

Kim Davis, a Rowan County, Ky., clerk, celebrates her release Sept. 8 from the Carter County Detention center in Grayson, Ky. The Vatican Sept. 30 did not deny reports that while in Washington, Pope ...

Conscientious objection to military service does not necessarily constitute an obstacle to criminal extradition proceedings, Germany's top court ruled on Wednesday. According to the Federal Court of ...

SEOUL, South Korea – In a landmark verdict, South Korea's top court on Thursday ruled that people can legally reject mandatory military service on conscientious or religious grounds and must not be ...

J.E. McNeil remembers well the call she received about a year and a half ago from a doctor at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He was of the Muslim faith and had contacted McNeil, a lawyer and head of ...

Kim Davis has touched a nerve with conservative Christians. Republican presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz have rushed to stand alongside her. And Times readers are having none of it.

MANY years ago (in the early nineties) I stood almost alone in England as an advocate of general military service. I advocated it because I knew that regular food and athletic life (the most vital ...

MADRID, Spain — A body representing Spain’s medical colleges said on Monday that a government minister’s threat to conscientious objection on abortion is “unacceptable, illegal, and unjust.” The ...

Desmond T. Doss Sr., a conscientious objector whose achievements as a noncombatant earned him a Medal of Honor in World War II, died Thursday. He was 87. His death was announced by Seventh-day ...

Gene Robinson is the retired Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and the author of God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage. The ...