Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Civil Disobedience Has Successfully Been Used Many Times in the Past: New World Encyclopedia Editors 11
2 Philosophers and Activists Have Long Debated the Use and Morality of Civil Disobedience Donald M. Borchert 24
3 Civil Disobedience Is a Threat to Our Society Morris L. Leibman 32
4 Civil Disobedience Is a Christian Act Duane Heffelbower 39
5 Christians Must Use Civil Disobedience Against Our Nuclear Security State Jim Douglass 49
6 Environmental Activists Have a Legal Obligation to Use Civil Disobedience Jeremy Brecher 55
7 Students Must Find Ways to Take Non-Violent Action Against Climate Change: Harvard University Center for the Environment 61
8 The Time Is Now to Use Mass Action to Stop Crimes Against the Environment Kara Moses 72
9 Pro-Life Activists Can and Should Use Civil Disobedience Against Abortion Francis J. Beckwith 75
10 Civil Disobedience Must Be Used According to Martin Luther King Jr.'s Principles John Dear 83
11 Civil Disobedience Plays an Important Role in Democracy Kayla Starr 89
12 Civil Disobedience Will Always Be Necessary, but We Must Keep It Relevant Philip Wight 94
13 War Tax Resistance Works Against Unjust Wars David Gross 100
14 Resisting War Tax Is as Necessary Today as It Was in Colonial America: War Resisters League 105
15 Online Activists Can Be Treated as Criminals Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Christie Thompson 116
16 Hacktivism Will Become an Important Tool in Future Civil Disobedience Gavin Mueller 121
Organizations to Contact 130
Bibliography 134
Index 138
