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Canada
is a wonderful country! Why would anyone refuse to defend such a
great nation? Why didn't COs want to fight? Conscientious objectors
refused to fight during the Second World War for many
reasons.
One
type of conscientious objector was someone who had compared the
good and bad sides of war. This type of conscientious objector saw
that the results of war are often worse than the evils that the
war was intended to solve. Through careful, logical thinking, they
saw that war was an enemy of humanity.
Another
type of conscientious objector was the person whose heart, mind,
and conscience were guided by religious principles. Most of the
COs in Canada during the Second World War were Christians. COs believed
that Jesus was opposed to the idea of war. As followers of Jesus,
these Christians refused to go to war.
Nearly
all of the 10,000 COs during the Second World War had religious
motivations. Of these COs, over 7,500 were Mennonites. Who are the
Mennonites and why did they become leaders in the Canadian conscientious
objector movement? By learning more about Mennonites, we will better
understand the CO experience in Canada.
A
short history of conscientious objection in Canada
Conscientious
objection time line.
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