Welcome to the objector church
We’re an interfaith nondenominational peace and justice community rooted in religious humanism. We reject war and militarism.
Recent News & Meetups
Bob Meola, Nonviolent Green Anarchist Revolutionary (1952-2021)
The Objector Church morns the loss of Bob Meola, a founding minister of the church who embodied a lifelong commitment to anti-militarism.
Beyond Coexistence: Labyrinths and the Power of Place
In this episode, Rena interviews Emma Eastwind ,Temple Mother and Priestess of the Labyrinth Temple in Oklahoma City. The interview took place on September 4, 2021.The episode closes with a meditation from James Branum on "holy ground" -- with help from Woody Guthrie.
Interfaith Communities United for Justice & Peace 20th Anniversary Event
Watch the event production. ICUJP honored Rev. George F. Regas's life and legacy and the 2021 Regas Courageous Peacemakers.
Beyond Coexistence: On the documentary “Tulsa Race Massacre: 100 Years Later”
Speakers: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson, James M. Branum, Rena Guay. Recorded at Nappy Roots Books, Oklahoma City on 6/13/2021.
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Veterans For Peace For Ukraine Webinar Video
Veterans For Peace For Ukraine Webinar Video
vfp4ukraine.org
"Can Russia’s invasion of Ukraine be rationalized, or even justified, by western expansionism?" Featuring: Vladyslav Starodubtsev, Yosh, & Prof. Stephen Zunes.
Nuclear Resister celebrates 200 issues (video) | Courage to Resist
Nuclear Resister celebrates 200 issues (video) | Courage to Resist
couragetoresist.org
Webinar celebration of not just 42 years and 200 issues but four+ decades of a vibrant, persistent, and hopeful resistance for peace!Video: GI Resistance Panel, Veterans For Peace 2022 | Courage to Resist
Video: GI Resistance Panel, Veterans For Peace 2022 | Courage to Resist
couragetoresist.org
Veterans For Peace 2022 National Convention openning plenary featuring objectors Rose Del Duca, Alan Kennedy, Kyle Toon, Jenn Budd, & "Steph" Atkinson.The Draft: LBJ's and Putin's - Vietnam Full Disclosure
The Draft: LBJ's and Putin's - Vietnam Full Disclosure
www.vietnamfulldisclosure.org
When I heard news of Putin's draft I flashed back to 1968. Tens of thousands of us then graduating were being drafted and sent to Vietnam.
why sign the objector registry?
To create a record of beliefs and actions in case of forced conscription, especially if you’ve been–or will be–forced to register for the draft with the US Selective Service.
The Objector Church offers free self registration as well as personalized, notarized, and/or mailed certificate options. Every young man living in the US, age 18 through 25, is required by law to register for a future draft. This requirement may include women soon. The Objector Registry is an important step in documenting objection to war.
An Introduction
The Objector Church is a different kind of spiritual community, one that is rooted in the principles of peace and religious humanism.
courage to resist
Courage to Resist is a fiscally sponsored project of the Objector Church
Courage to Resist supports the troops who refuse to fight, or who face consequences for acting on conscience, in opposition to illegal wars, occupations, the policies of empire abroad and martial law at home. Our People Power strategy weakens the pillars that perpetuate these causes of immense violence. By supporting military resistance, counter-recruitment, and draft resistance, we intend to cut off the supply of troops for war, while pledging resistance to the policies of hate, repression, and the militarization of policing domestically. We are autonomous from and independent of any political organization or party.
The Objector Church welcomes you
We’re rooted in the crystallization of human consciousness, manifesting in the rejection of war and militarism, and the embrace of peace and justice.
Our church embraces the historic legacy of religious humanism. Generally speaking, we are a non-superstitious community who embrace ethical humanism as our religion, integrating humanist ethical philosophy with congregational rituals centered on the betterment of humanity.
Ministers
Church elders have been trained in spiritual guidance, mentorship, and the secular laws of Conscientious Objection as they relate to our ministry.
jeff paterson
Founding Minister
anya de marie
Founding Minister
robert meola
Founding Minister
james branum
Founding Minister
