Which of the following responsibilities of citizenship allows an exception for religious reasons? a) voting in a national election b) obeying all local, state, and federal laws c) serving on a jury d) taking up arms to defend the nation

The answer is (D) taking up arms to defend the nation exempts a person from religious reasons.

In all the other three cases anybody would be eligible to do so as a citizen.

But taking up arms to defend the nation not only needs mental courage and physical strength but also some motivation to represent the entire nation. Therefore, those taking up arms to defend their nation would be doing some service which is what religion aims at. They are both one and the same serving people in general or serving people during crisis (D). This social service by taking the arms to defend the nation coincides with the goal of Religion.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the answer is five curious-looking beans