Is military service by women allowed by Scripture, or is it not? The resolution does not provide an answer, instead leaving it up to a woman's conscience. Then the resolution binds the behavior of our church body to the dictates of individual conscience: "If your conscience says that you shouldn't serve, then we will support you in seeking conscientious objector status." Based on what? Not Scripture, and not on any established doctrinal position of the Synod, but on the woman's interpretation of Scripture. Is that really where the Synod wants to go with this?