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Line 1: + + + − '''Pacifism''' is the refusal to participate in any violence, even in self-defense. "[[Conscientious objector]]" laws usually permit pacifists to avoid a draft (mandatory enlistment) in war. − Pacifism is supported by [[peace churches]]. − At the time of the American Revolution, a substantial percentage of the colonists were [[Quakers]], a pacifist faith.
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'''Pacifism''' is the refusal to participate in any wars. "[[Conscientious objector]]" laws usually permit pacifists to avoid a draft (mandatory enlistment) in war. Some are assigned to non-combat military service (with pay and veteran's benefits); some are assigned to civilian work in hospitals (without pay and without veteran's benefits). Those who refuse to participate in any way are imprisoned.
Pacifism is supported by [[peace churches]], such as the [[Quakers]], [[Monnonites]], [[Amish]] and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]
== Biblical references about Christian nonviolence==
== Biblical references about Christian nonviolence==
The following verses and interpretations are used by some Biblical scholars as evidence for Christian [[nonviolence]].
The following verses and interpretations are used by some Biblical scholars as evidence for Christian [[nonviolence]].