Quakers who wouldn't fight were called conscientious objectors. This belief stems from their commitment to nonviolence and a refusal to participate in war or military service.
The Quakers believe in pacifism and nonviolence as core principles of their faith. Some Quakers actively engage in social justice and community service work as a way to live out their values. We met a group of Quakers at a peaceful protest advocating for environmental conservation.
A pacifist doesn't believe in violence or associate with it. Many religious groups have maintained a history of pacifism, such as Friends, Quakers, and Church of the Brethren (COB, were called Fraternity of Brethren, or Dunkards), and now, also a separate denomination called Dunkards (more conservative than COB). Many men who were drafted to war also were pacifists and did not want to fight.
Quakers opposed slavery on moral grounds, believing that all individuals were equal and deserving of respect. They considered slavery to be a violation of human rights and incompatible with their religious beliefs. Quakers actively fought against slavery and were instrumental in the abolitionist movement.
Quakers believed in gender equality and allowed women to serve as ministers. Quakers opposed slavery and were early advocates for abolition, believing that all individuals, regardless of race, were equal in the eyes of God. Quakers actively worked towards the abolition of slavery and were instrumental in the Underground Railroad network to help enslaved individuals escape to freedom.
The Quakers were one of the first religious groups to actively oppose slavery. They believed in the equality of all people and were leaders in the abolitionist movement. Quakers denounced slavery as immoral and worked towards its abolition through various means, such as organizing protests, aiding escaped slaves, and lobbying for legal change.
Yes Quakers do fight in wars. Quakers are a pacivist religion, but indiviual Quakers have fought in all of the wars that this country has engaged in. Nathanial Greene, Who George Washington said should be Commander in Chief of the contintanial Army if anything happened to Washington was raised a Quaker and practiced the religion. He was from Rhode Island, and so Quakers do fight in wars.
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Because they were pacifists, meaning that they opposed war.
i wouldnt be id fight for the south
I think it is because Quakers fight with peace, not violence. They try to make it peaceful I think.
The Quakers are a group of genuine conscientious objectors and refuse to fight in the war.
Quakers, Pennsylvania Dutch...
coz she wouldnt want to break a nail lol
In WikiAnswers there is a category called 'Quakers' it is a sub category of 'Religion and Spirituality'.
it was important as without science, there wouldnt be scientists...
Quakers or seekers
The three groups living in America that did not fight the British were the Native Americas, the Quakers and the Loyalists.