Show la world war the selective service law to vogue during the world war provided exemption to a member of a well recognized religions sect or organization organized and existing on may 18 1917 whose then existing creed or principles forbid its members to participate in war in any form and bhoge religious convictions are against war or participation therein this selective service law applied to quakers aa well as many other religious secta however there were numbers of quakers who served in our active forces |