Elvis was an artist. But that didn't stop him from joining the service in time of war. And that's why he's The King, and you're a schmuck. Sergeant Howell: Private Doss does not believe in violence.
Do not look to him to save you on the battlefield. All men of appropriate age enlist right away except for Anne's son Walter who is a pacifist. He is harassed and publicly shamed as a coward until he enlists. Lewis wrote a non-fiction essay during World War II, on the subject of pacifism and conscientious objectors. He encouraged the pacifists to examine their own motives very carefully, to be certain that it was not cowardice that motivated them to denounce the war.
Lewis was still sympathetic to the pacifists' position: having fought in World War One himself, his position was that war is a terrible thing, but it's not the most terrible thing , so sometimes it's necessary. The Screwtape Letters : Screwtape points out that patriotism and pacifism are neither righteous nor evil in and of themselves, but that it largely depends on the moral character of the "Patient". If the "Patient" had doubts about "serving in a just and legal war" that were not based in cowardice, then guiding him to Pacifism would do the demons little good.
But it is also possible that a pro-war Patriot could be guided not by moral principle, but instead by hatred of their enemies. The trick, Screwtape advises his nephew Wormwood, is to make the "Patient" treat patriotism or pacifism as a part of his Christian faith, and then to have him treat it as the most important part. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader : Eustace claims to be a pacifist to deter the annoyed Reepicheep after swinging him by his tail.
Reepicheep gives him a caning with the flat of his blade instead. Live-Action TV. Doctor Who : In " The Daleks ", Ian derides the pacifistic Thals who have sworn off violence due to their world almost being devastated by war as "cowards" for not wanting to help the Doctor's group against the Daleks.
It is noted quite often by several characters including the Doctor himself that his methods to use his wits instead of fists and guns to deal with the Monster of the Week are cowardly. By the time of the Doctor's eleventh incarnation, he even had started to lament the fact that he preferred to guide his companions as agents to do the dirty work that he himself didn't have the guts to do and this same self-belief is also the reason why he created the War Doctor as a "warrior" persona.
Kung Fu : Caine is sometimes accused of cowardice or hypocrisy for his pacifism. The first episode even has a railroad crew chief comment on the supposed Values Dissonance of a "man of peace who can fight like ten tigers. They don't fight back even when they're attacked on their own land.
Dad's Army : In "Branded", Private Godfrey discloses that he is a pacifist and was a conscientious objector in World War I , only for the platoon to turn on him as a coward.
It's later revealed he was decorated for bravery under fire as a medic hauling the wounded out of no-mans-land, and there is appropriate reflection on the meaning of bravery.
Overclockers UK Forums. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More. Pacifism - Cowardly or Courageous? Show only OP. Before i start, i don't want to spark up any arguements which can quite easily happen over these types of topics, i honestly just wanna hear your view on this I am not really a Religious man myself, i don't go to church often, only on easter or christmas, and even then i don't go all the time, maybe everyother year.
But just looking through my computer doing a new month clean out, i found a old work document, 'Pacifism — Cowardly or Courageous? A pacifist is a person who is opposed to war and violence. Pacifists believe that we should not kill or harm other people.
In World War 1 those who refused to fight were known as 'conscientious objectors'. They numbered about 16, While the name was intended to make it clear that it was conscience not cowardice that kept pacifists out of the military, it was rapidly shortened to 'Conshie' and used as a term of abuse.
Some pacifists were prepared to work in non-combat roles as medical orderlies, stretcher-bearers, ambulance drivers, cooks or labourers, while others refused to do anything that might help the war effort. Over of these were imprisoned under harsh conditions.
There were two major pacifist organisations in World War 1: the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and the No-Conscription Fellowship both founded in In a Christian Pacifist MP was elected to parliament. In the middle s the Peace Pledge Union gained wide support. Pacifism gained great publicity from a student debate in the Oxford University Union that voted for a resolution that 'this House will in no circumstances fight for King and Country'.
In World War 2, there were 59, British conscientious objectors, who received rather better treatment than in the previous war. Some religions, such as Buddhism, promote pacifism. Others have strong pacifist elements, such as Christianity, but have accepted that war is inevitable and sought to provide moral guidance in dealing with conflict.
Judaism, like other religions, is strongly opposed to violence, and where violence is permitted the minimum necessary should be used. But Jewish law does occasionally argue that violence may be the only solution: it imposes a moral obligation to save the life of a person who is being killed, even if the only way of doing so is to kill the attacker.
This demonstrates that Judaism regards going to the aid of someone who is being attacked as a higher moral duty than not injuring people. Jewish law also specifically obliges Jews to use violence on the Sabbath as a response to an invasion. Search term:. Read more. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled.
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