Sentence:  In a periodic review , the local board on July 30 , 1953 , reclassified him 1 , - A and upheld this classification after a personal appearance by petitioner , because of his willingness to kill in defense of his <WSD>church</WSD> and home . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship