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Conscientious objectors in the second world war: little-known stories of pacifists plagued by doubt...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoThis later generation of ‘conchies’ often felt torn between their duties to society and their...
Steven Bannon reports to prison for four-month sentence after morning of podcasting
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoSteve Bannon is going to prison. The far-right media strategist and Donald Trump’s former White...
Israel sentences first conscientious objector of the war as teenager refuses to enlist in IDF
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoAn 18-year-old Israeli man has been sentenced to 30 days in military jail for refusing to enlist in...
Reverend James Lawson, civil rights activist and nonviolent protest pioneer dies at 95
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. — James Lawson, the man who inspired a generation of nonviolent activists in the...
5 great Netflix movies you should watch on Memorial Day
Digital Trends via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoUniversal Pictures On Memorial Day, we can come together with loved ones not just to celebrate, but...
Medicine doesn’t just have ‘conscientious objectors’ − there are ‘conscientious providers,’ too
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoMedical workers navigate their own moral and religious beliefs, professional standards, the law and...
James Lawson's booming voice and loving spirit left a lasting mark on this UCLA professor
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoUCLA professor Vinay Lal recalls his friend the Rev. James Lawson, who died this week, as being...
Al Murray on his new show about the British Empire: 'In the culture war I'm a conscientious...
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 9 months agoComedian Al Murray is holding forth about the importance of the British Empire in people’s morning...
What is National Service and how would it work as Rishi Sunak announces mandatory scheme
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoRishi Sunak has announced that 18-year-olds would be made to do national service if the Tories win...
Richard Gere on draft dodgers, activism and why 'Oh Canada' was not shot in Canada
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoCANNES, FRANCE — Richard Gere says he contemplated coming to Canada to avoid being sent to the...