ABSTRACT
The object of decision, when one deals with conscientious objection either in a selective or comprehensive form, is a social activity with major negative aspects; and this should nevo- be forgotten. A system of selective conscientious objection should be designed so as to make the standard point for decision about the morality of a current or impending war the draftee's point of entry into the service. Care is taken to determine whether the objector's motives are conscientious or interested. The Commission attempted to bolster this line of argument with the claim that "the distinction is dim between a person conscientiously opposed to participation in a particular war and one conscientiously opposed to payment of a particular tax." The argument also shows a failure to appreciate the value of conscientious moral decision, a value which is at the center of people growth as religious and moral persons and which is an integral part of our social development as a free people.
