vlion - a pursuit of the ineffable

Leo Tolstoy, in addition to writing gigantic literary tomes, was also a curious chap in that he was a Christian Anarchist/Pacifist.

I've been reading his work entitled "The Kingdom of God Is Within You", and he lays out what I think is a reasonably strong case against the idea of religious integration/approval of State wars.

Fundamentally, Tolstoy asserts that levying force against others is incompatible with the message of Jesus. Thus the Christian should be non-resistant to others, refuse military service, and refuse government service, since all of these involve violent resistance, contrary to the example of Christ and his apostles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingdom_of_God_Is_Within_You