Thought this might be of interest to some on the List; among other things, it raises an interesting question about the substance of the statutory requirement, discussed in *Gillette*, that a C.O. had to be opposed to participation in war "in any form"--namely, whether it encompasses someone (Ali) who was, in theory, willing to fight in a "holy war" in the unlikely event God called him to do so.
http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/06/muhammad-ali-conscientious-objection-and-the-supreme-courts-struggle-to-understand-jihad-and-holy-war-the-story-of-cassius-clay-v-united-states/
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