refusal of military service

Non-resistance, including refusal of military service in any form, is a standard practice.

Some Adventists were imprisoned for refusal of military service.

The movement was banned in Cuba in 1974, and members have been imprisoned for their refusal of military service.

However Maximilian's martyrdom (295) came from his refusal of military service, and Marcellus' (298) for renouncing his military oath.

On the other hand, the first Nazarene Congregation, organized in 1848, met much difficulty from state authorities resulting from the Nazarene refusal of military service.

He was imprisoned for two and a half years for refusal of military service, and was the subject of a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights.

Adult male Witnesses in the US, Britain, and some European countries were jailed for refusal of military service in the post-war years, with particularly harsh treatment meted out in Spain, Greece, East Germany and Romania.