07-26-2007, 10:14 AM
Any country/organization has a moral right to demand anything of its members as a condition for membership. It is then the option of prospective members to join or not.
As for is there a moral obligation to lay down your life for your country/organization?
a) If a member enjoys the protection of his life by others doing so on his behalf, then it stands to reason that he should be willing to do the same for the others, if called upon by the country/organization to do so. This may be more a *moral* than a legal obligation (depending on the legal code of said group, differences in its rules regarding military service for men and women, etc.).
b) From a Torah-law point of view, a Noahide is not obligated to lay down his life for his beliefs.
As for is there a moral obligation to lay down your life for your country/organization?
a) If a member enjoys the protection of his life by others doing so on his behalf, then it stands to reason that he should be willing to do the same for the others, if called upon by the country/organization to do so. This may be more a *moral* than a legal obligation (depending on the legal code of said group, differences in its rules regarding military service for men and women, etc.).
b) From a Torah-law point of view, a Noahide is not obligated to lay down his life for his beliefs.