"Selective conscientious objection" is the objection to participation in a particular war or wars.
Resources are listed for Presbyterians on Military Service, the Draft, and Conscientious Objection.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) teaches that one way Christians can be faithful is through service in the armed forces. There are important points if you are considering enlisting.
In general terms, conscientious objection is a sincere conviction, motivated by conscience, that forbids someone from taking part in organized killing. This objection may apply to all forms or to particular aspects of war. Under U.S. law, this conviction must be based on religious traning and belief, which the Supreme Court has ruled includes sincerely held moral and ethical beliefs as well.
National Network of Presbyterian College Women provides this list of Web sites, books, music, movies and TV shows that have in some way moved, inspired or challenged young women from all over the world. You must check it out!
Where should the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) — the mission agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — focus its energies? A 2009 survey asked representative samples of members, elders and pastors to indicate the two most important activities from a list of 14.
- from the May 2010 issue of Presbyterians Today magazine.
“Stories from Our Past: Presbyterians and the Struggle for Civil Rights” is a paper that Fred Heuser gave at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church on January 14, 2007. Heuser’s paper, an assortment of stories about how Presbyterians were involved in this tumultuous struggle for justice, was written exclusively from archival material at the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS). Heuser is an associate stated clerk and director of the historical society.
A chronology of important events in the life of Dr. King.
Information about the Ministry Fellows Program from The Fund for Theological Education
The Westminster Shorter Catechism in Spanish