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A conscript who refuses to fight because he or she believes that war is wrong may be acting morally in his or her view and that of others, because he or she is following their conscience, which is telling them that the war is wrong, whereas others might say that he or she is acting immorally, because they are disobeying the orders of the state, and perhaps he or she is acting based on a misinformed conscience. ...
A regular soldier who refuses to fight because he or she believes that a particular war is wrong may be acting morally in his or view and that of others because he or she is following their conscience, which is telling them that the war is wrong, whereas others might say that he or she is acting immorally, because they are disobeying the orders of the state, and perhaps he or she is acting based on a misinformed conscience. ...
A priest who refuses to preach a teaching of his Church on sexual morality, which he believes is wrong, may be acting morally in his view, because he is following his conscience, but others may feel that he is acting immorally, going against the very word of God, and indeed, of his religion. ...
A citzen who refuses to pay tax to the government because he believes that the country’s nuclear deterrent is immoral and doesn’t want his money to support it may feel he is acting morally because he is following his conscience, but others may feel he is acting immorally, because he is disobeying the law of the state.
Approximate Word count = 1249
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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