...and Service Act contained provisions for conscientious objectors. It allowed exemption to any person "who by reason of religious training and belief, is...conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form. " Deferments were allowed to those in occupations necessary to the national interest. Local draft...

...upheld the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended in 1948, which exempted one "who, by religious training and belief, is conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form." It is interesting to note that in the Seeger case, the US Supreme Court broadened the meaning...

...discussion of conscientious objection. The Selective Service Law exempts from combat service anyone "who, by reason of religious training and belief,...conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form." But such training and belief, the Act says, "does not include essentially political, sociological,...

...liberal provisions for COs. Pacifists won two major concessions. The law granted CO status to any "person who by reason of religious training and belief, is...conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form." This language broadened the Selective Service Act of 1917, which had effectively restricted...

...individual conscience.43 As enacted, the 1940 legislation contains a list of exemptions, including anyone who, "by reason of religious training and belief,...conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form." Unlike the language in the World War 1 statutes, it was not necessary to be a member of a religious...

...title shall be construed to require any person to be subject to combatant training and service in the armed forces of the United States who, by reason of...this subsection, the term "religious training and belief' does not include essentially political, sociological, or philosophical views, or a merely personal...

...title shall be construed to require any person to be subject to combatant training and service in the armed forces of the United States who, by reason of...conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form. Religious training and belief in this connection means an individual's belief in a relation to...

...construed to require any person to be subject to combatant training and service in the land or naval forces of the United States who, by reason of religious...conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form. Any such person . . . shall, if he is inducted into the land or naval forces under this Act,...

...liberal provisions for COs. Pacifists won two major concessions. The law granted CO status to any "person who by reason of religious training and belief, is...conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form." This language broadened the Selective Service Act of 1917, which during World War I had effectively...

...title shall be construed to require any person to be subject to combatant training and service in the armed forces of the United States who, by reason of...training and belief, is conscientiously opposed to war in any form." It continues to distinguish "religious training and belief from a "merely personal...