Military Service

Military service and just war are permitted; pacifism not required

Military service permitted; Maronites have significant military history in Lebanon

Military service permitted; just war theory; individual conscience respected

Military service permitted under just war conditions; conscientious objection respected

Military service permitted; just war theory accepted; Catholic social teaching

Permitted; no pacifist doctrine; defense of the church and nation permitted

Military service permitted; Coptic martyrs honored for refusing to deny faith

Military service permitted; warrior saints venerated; just war tradition affirmed

Military service permitted; Ethiopia's Christian history includes defense of the faith

Military service permitted; no pacifist tradition; warrior saints venerated

Military service legitimate under just-war tradition

Military service legitimate under just-war doctrine and civil calling

Historically just war; modern UCC tends toward pacifism and nonviolence

Military service a legitimate vocation under just-war doctrine

Military service permissible; just war theory affirmed; service honorable

Just war tradition primary; pacifist stream within Methodist history

Military service legitimate; civil government may wage just wars

Permitted and honorable; just war theory; civic duty recognized; alternatives respected

Military service considered honorable; just war tradition is predominant

Military service is honorable; no official prohibition

Military service permitted; just war doctrine affirmed; civic duty recognized

Military service permitted; just war tradition affirmed as consistent with faith

Military service permitted; historic peace church minority; just war predominant

Just war affirmed; individual conscience respected; some pacifist members present

Military service permitted; just war tradition; individual conscience respected

Military service permitted; patriotism affirmed; civic duty recognized and valued

Military service permitted and honored; just war tradition affirmed

Military service is permitted and honorable; just war tradition predominant

Military service is permitted; the AG supports chaplains and servicemembers

Permitted and honorable; just war theory affirmed; civil duty recognized

Military service permitted; just war theory affirmed; civic duty recognized

Just war permitted; conscientious objection honored; individual conscience guides

Military service permissible; just war theory; service honorable and legitimate

Military service viewed through host tradition; generally permitted

Just war tradition affirmed; significant pacifist wing; individual conscience determines service

Military service is permitted for believers; just war principle; conscience respected

Military service is permitted for believers; just war principle; citizenship affirmed

No official position; individual conscience respected

Military service is rejected; nonresistance is a core Amish conviction

Military service discouraged; nonresistance and pacifism affirmed; conscientious objection supported

Military service discouraged; pacifism and nonresistance affirmed; conscientious objection supported

Military service is rejected; nonresistance is a core Hutterite conviction

Nonresistance is required; military service is rejected as incompatible with faith

Peacemaking emphasized; no binding pacifist position

Military service permitted; just war theory; civic duty; no pacifist tradition

Pacifist and non-pacifist streams both present in the fellowship

No binding position; individual conscience on military service

Historically noncombatant; military service permitted but not combat roles

No unified position; some provinces pacifist; others allow military service.

No unified position; individual conscience determines participation.

Historic peace testimony; Quakers affirm some form of pacifism

Military service varies by individual conviction; no unified denominational stance

No prohibition; Salvation Army embraces military metaphor

Varies by individual conscience; no official church-wide prohibition or mandate

Military service permitted; no pacifist theology; Christians may bear arms in defense

Complex history; no unified stance; some pacifist voices; conscience respected

No official stance; pacifist and just-war views both represented; conscience guides

Pacifist; conscientious objectors; military service refused on biblical grounds

No official pacifist mandate; individual conscience guides; some peace-church influence

Absolute conscientious objectors; no military service, voting, or political involvement

Military service is permitted; individual conscience respected; no pacifist mandate

Peace witness is strong; pacifism common but not required; individual conscience respected

Peacemaking is central; no binding pacifist requirement

Military service is honorable; just war principles affirmed

Pacifist; military service prohibited; members register as conscientious objectors

Historically some conscientious objectors; no formal denominational prohibition

No formal denominational position; individual conscience

Members prohibited from military service; pacifist stance; bloc voting instead

Varies; some Message believers are conscientious objectors; no uniform position

Israeli Messianic Jews serve in IDF; diaspora varies by conscience and citizenship

Military service permitted; obedience to civil authorities; Romans 13

Military service permitted; no pacifist theology; Christians may bear arms in defense

Non-violence and pacifism are core commitments; inspired by Kimbangu

Military service permitted; no pacifist doctrine; legitimate civic responsibility of Christians

Historically politically neutral; no formal prohibition; historically neutral