Is it more sinful to kill as a soldier, or to be a criminal as a conscientious objector?

Question

You are saying it depends on the reason for killing as a soldier and some do think killing is ok.
Now, in a war, someone refuses to fire, they are in violation of the law, and will be jailed.
We must know when the right time to fire is, from examples in the past.
The old, innocent Looking lady has a bomb, FIRE!!!! And that kid, ** it's the whole village, call for backups, drop the bombs.

Answer 1

If we killed an enemy which threatens our way of life, then it's not considered criminal.

However...

If we turn against everything we believe in just to show the terrorists we are fighting "what for" by murdering civilians in cold blood...?

It's a war crime of the highest caliber.

(However, many war supporters don't see the elimination of Iraqi civilians by our own military to be much of a "problem"--because they've stopped being so objective. This conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan was never about freedom or democracy in teh first place. Because if it was, the Iraqi puppet government wouldn't have to hide behind our forces, while failing to bring the country together on a number of fronts--like it is doing now.

No, this conflict is more about CONTROL of Iraq's oil than anything else. The military is there to secure it from falling in the hands of the insurgents, while local sheiks and tribal leaders take control of their own territories--thus eliminating the need for a central Iraqi government.)

Answer 2

Neither is sinful. A conscientious objector would not join today's military. It is all volunteer and they need not apply. A soldier does his duty to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. That means training for war, being in a war if so ordered, carrying out the mission of the war, and then transitioning back to training. While in training no one gets killed. In war time the killing by soldiers is what defines war. If we could get the two sides to sit at a table and work out their differences there would be no war. Look how well Adolf Hitler did that before World War 2. He talked and talked and started the war. Because of his talk and then his actions a lot of brave men and women died.

A soldiers duty is not sinful. A soldier would love to train more then anything. No one wants to be killed or to kill, but if called to a soldier would. Now how about you? Are you a soldier, a conscientious objector, or a coward?

Answer 3

If you are a soldier, it's a two way rifle range, he is trying to kill you, whoever pulls the trigger first, wins, gets to go home. A criminal, has options, to not carry a gun. A conscientious objector with a bad aim tries to wound, ends up killing. Both the soldier and conscientious objector try to avoid killing if at all possible. A criminal, it's a means to an end, getting what they want at all cost. A sin is an offense against God if you knew better, but didn't try. Hence the soldier and conscientious objector haven't sinned, by circumstances beyond their control, it happen. The criminal, by conscious choice, sinned.

Answer 4

Killing as a soldier is never a sin, unless they're out right killing for evil deeds & they know it. But killing for what you believe in is not sinful to you or the people who believe in your cause. Also, a conscientious objector is not a criminal at all, its cover in military rule & is a valid reason for some who wanted to serve but didn't want to kill. I don't understand these people but at the same time there are many jobs in a military that don't require or need killing. Also, "sin" is apart of a moral code of religion &/or society/culture, so it varies widely through out the world. In some places what you conceive to be the most outrageous of sins others could see it as a social or moral norm.

Answer 5

Killing as a soldier is less personal I have never done it but i feel the marines army etc.. have been brainwashed and train to do as their told. First of all they are getting fired on in most cases so its kinda self defense.In fact soldiers are like the police the cops can kill a guy who stole a car and a soldier can assassinate a war criminal if orders were permitted. I'm not a huge fan of the military but a murder from someone who had the pre meditated intent is far worse. Organized criminals
have objectives lets say their intent is to rob a bank and an innocent bystander got shot and killed that was part of the game or just business as usual it wasn't intended but it happens. I think organized crime the military and the police
are very comparable when it comes to murders. Unorganized drug addicts car thief's etc.. are a different story they kill without care or cause they are the true pest of society.
Without a doubt organized crime is still very bad.

Answer 6

It is not a crime to be a conscientious objector, the draft law had provisions for CO's -- and since we have an all volunteer army its not a relevant concern at the moment.

Edit: If someone is a conscientious objector due to their religious beliefs, that certainly isn't a sin according to what they believe, whereas killing as a soldier would be a "sin" or at least a violation of the tenets of their religion.

Answer 7

From a moral perspective, I don't think one is more sinful than the other. To be a soldier and believe in what you're fighting for, there is a reason for the killing: you're defending yourself, other soldiers, and the "right" cause (right meaning you believe your side is correct).

Similarly, if one does not believe in that cause and/or does not believe killing is warranted, I don't think it's sinful to refuse to fight. You'd be doing what you believe is the right thing to do.

Answer 8

ask a preacher or something...wait a minute...in biblical times if you sat around thinking about what is right and wrong, you didnt grow any food for you family and some damned egyptian would have taken you captive as a slave by the time you figured out what a sin was

Answer 9

Your question is biased, in that it presumes that a solder who kills is sinning.

*fifth commandment: thou shalt not kill.

So...
...If the soldier protects life and country, then his killing is not a sin but a viruous act, as it actually protects life.

...the conscientious objector is punished because he allows the enemy to kill. The conscintious objector is complicit in killing. He is sinning.

Good Luck

Answer 10

Think of it in these terms. Your home is being invaded, do you hide in a closet and peek through the crack as your family is being murdered? Or do you act like a human and try to protect them?