Club wars - Feedback

As VP of my club, I feel I must say that members of our club hate this new war component.  First off, many members are totally against the concept of war and want no part of it.  Members are even saying they are going to no longer play the game at all.  Secondly, even if a member isn't philosophically against war, it's just too much going on at the same time.  People are trying to build their city, compete in team challenges, and now have the distraction of having to deal with being under attack.  If you are going to insist on keeping it as part of the game, at least add a feature that a club can opt out of being in a war.