{"id":218481,"date":"2026-04-09T06:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=218481"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:48:59","slug":"from-gaza-to-iran-rise-of-conscientious-objectors-marks-u-s-soldiers-shift-in-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=218481","title":{"rendered":"From Gaza to Iran, Rise of Conscientious Objectors Marks U.S. Soldiers&#8217; &#8220;Shift in Consciousness&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With thousands more U.S. Marines headed to the Middle East and President Trump reportedly considering a ground invasion of Iran, we speak with Mike Prysner, executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, who says his organization has received a massive increase in inquiries from soldiers seeking to submit conscientious objector applications&#8230;<br \/><a 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