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To Defend the Constitution: Religion, Conscientious Objection, Naturalization, and the Supreme Court

To Defend the Constitution: Religion, Conscientious Objection, Naturalization, and the Supreme Court

Flowers, Ronald B.

Hardcover

Series: ATLA Monograph, Book 48

General Law

ISBN10: 081084544X
ISBN13: 9780810845442
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: Sep 26 2002
Pages: 536
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.32 Width: 6.02 Depth: 8.46
Language: English

People have been denied citizenship in America for many reasons. Would it surprise you to learn that four of those people were denied because they were conscientious objectors to war? The government believed that because they were not willing to bear arms in defense of the country, they were not attached to the principles of the Constitution, as required by naturalization law. Ironically, none of these people were eligible for military service because of their age, and two of them were women. Furthermore, when both women were denied citizenship it was during a period when women could not serve in the military.

Following overviews of the history of immigration and pacifism in America, chapters are devoted to the four different forms of conscientious objection: philosophical absolute pacifism, religiously informed absolute pacifism, selective conscientious objection, and conscientious cooperator. Each chapter discusses the individual, the arguments for their claim to citizenship, the government's arguments against them, and an analysis of the Supreme Court Opinion in their case. In short, each chapter gives a comprehensive treatment of the personalities and the issues involved.

A fascinating and informative read for theology and law students, scholars and for those intrigued in immigration and/or pacifism.

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