One definition of religion likely to be applied grows out of the Supreme Court's ruling in a 1965 case involving draft exemptions.
It also announced that, because of a shortage of young officers, the Government was abolishing draft exemptions for college students.
All the way back to Nam, when his religion had given him an automatic draft exemption most young men his age would have given an arm or a leg to have.
Commander of NATO might be O.K., if they were willing to overlook that draft exemption.
Johnson went too far when he proposed a bill that would crack down on the draft exemptions of shipyard workers if they were absent from work too often.
Together with the Quakers and other pacifist churches, the Mennonites helped bring about draft exemptions and alternative service arrangements in wartime.
A search through lists of men who had draft exemptions is now underway.
They'd all eagerly volunteered, in spite of their draft exemptions, even knowing they might never return from this cruise.
Later in his career, in 1966 and 1967, Covington assisted prize-fighter Muhammad Ali in obtaining a draft exemption as a Muslim minister.
However, Jim's union activities led to the Troon Shipyard management removing the brothers' draft exemptions.