Fearless Faith

Recent political conversations have once more drawn national military conscription into the light, albeit reluctantly. Count that as no surprise given today’s geopolitics, but know also that it is nothing that has not been visited before. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, by most a brilliant Civil War strategist of his time, acknowledged the roles that were to be played.

“Those who remained faithful to non-resistance faced persecution from the larger community. Early Confederate draft law had no provisions for conscientious objectors and so they put on the uniform against their will. Anecdotal ac...