Core tenet of Quakerism (Religious Society of Friends)
War is refused outright.
The peace testimony — Friends have gone to prison rather than to the front, in every century since Fox.
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
The peace testimony dates to 1660 and has been held consistently since, which makes Quakerism one of the very few religious bodies never to have blessed a war. Friends have accepted imprisonment as conscientious objectors in every major conflict, and in both world wars organized ambulance and relief units, work for which the American and British Friends Service Committees jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.
The same ground, other faiths
claims that share this one's ideas
Ahimsa — do no harm.
Hinduism · precept
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Compassion extends to all sentient beings.
Buddhism
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Non-violence is the highest duty.
Jainism
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The suffering of living things.
Judaism · precept
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Turn the other cheek — and the argument about war.
Christianity · precept
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The sword is legitimate, and it is the last thing you reach for.
Sikhism
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