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This paper, presented at the third ICOBS conference in Prague, 2003, considers the militaristic sympathies of NZ society in the early 20th century, including many Baptists, and the stand taken by two Baptist pacifists. Were they right to force a motion about freedom of conscience at a church meeting, knowing it was likely to cause a damaging split?
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This paper, presented at the third ICOBS conference in Prague, 2003, considers the militaristic sympathies of NZ society in the early 20th century, including many Baptists, and the stand taken by two Baptist pacifists. Were they right to force a motion about freedom of conscience at a church meeting, knowing it was likely to cause a damaging split?
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MilitarismConscienceHistoryPolitical scienceEnvironmental ethicsLawPhilosophy
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