Quakers Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Conscientious objection=== [[File:Friends Ambulance Unit ambulance driver, with his vehicle in Wolfsburg, Germany.jpg|thumb|FAU ambulance and driver, Germany, 1945]] During [[World War I]] and [[World War II]], Friends' opposition to war was put to the test. Many Friends became [[conscientious objectors]] and some formed the [[Friends Ambulance Unit]], aiming at "co-operating with others to build up a new world rather than fighting to destroy the old", as did the [[American Friends Service Committee]]. [[Birmingham]] in England had a strong Quaker community during the war.<ref name=Roberts>{{Cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Sian |title=Birmingham Remembering 1914β18}}</ref> Many British Quakers were conscripted into the [[Non-Combatant Corps]] during both world wars. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page