Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical violence. It is one of the primary tactics of nonviolent resistance. In its most nonviolent form (known as ahimsa or satyagraha) it could be said that it is compassion in the form of respectful disagreement.

Also, Mahatma Gandhi outlined the following rules:

1. A civil resister (or satyagrahi) will harbour no anger.
2. He will suffer the anger of the opponent.
3. In so doing he will put up with assaults from the opponent, never retaliate; but he will not submit, out of fear of punishment or the like, to any order given in anger.
4. When any person in authority seeks to arrest a civil resister, he will voluntarily submit to the arrest, and he will not resist the attachment or removal of his own property, if any, when it is sought to be confiscated by authorities.
5. If a civil resister has any property in his possession as a trustee, he will refuse to surrender it, even though in defending it he might lose his life. He will, however, never retaliate.
6. Retaliation includes swearing and cursing.
7. Therefore a civil resister will never insult his opponent, and therefore also not take part in many of the newly coined cries which are contrary to the spirit of ahimsa.
8. A civil resister will not salute the Union Flag, nor will he insult it or officials, English or Indian.
9. In the course of the struggle if anyone insults an official or commits an assault upon him, a civil resister will protect such official or officials from the insult or attack even at the risk of his life.

Civil disobedience certainly didn't start in India, but just because someone may not like to apply the term to what the early Christians did, doesn't mean the definition gets rewritten.

Never think that tyranny is Godly. Never believe that fascism is of the LORD. You have a voice and there is LIBERTY in JESUS. The very tenants of AMERICAN JUSTICE are founded upon this precept! Speak up and fear not. Preach the truth and lie not. Remember that there is no authority except that which is authority indeed. GOD will never contradict Himself and any law that contradicts GOD's law IS no law at all. Any unjust law is no law at all... And that my friends, came out of the mouth of an anti-polygamist. If it were not for Civil Disobedience there would no United States of America.

GOD BLESS

True, but not necessarily all at once; and not necessarily to all said "laws"; and not necessarily by means of violence or force; but even peacably and respectfully allowing each their own, rendering unto GOD that which is GOD's and unto Caesar that which is Caesar's. The Holy Spirit bears witness that MARRIAGE is the LORD's territory and domain. The Scripture never tells us, at any time, to render unto Caesar anything Caesar wants.

   ²Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

Even civil resistance qualifies as resisting the ordinance of God.

   ³For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: ⁴For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

   ⁵Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

Um...does that mean even when government is being a meany cat?

   ⁶For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.    ⁷Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Looks like it to me. Even the necessity of being subject to the institution of slavery:

   ¹¹For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,    ¹²Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;    ¹³Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;    ¹⁴Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.    ¹⁵These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. ¹Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

 Principalities? Isn't that word used to reference Satan's dominion?

http://cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=746&t=KJV

Yep. And we are to be subject to principalities. Arche is used of originators, primarily of doctrine...aka, The Apostle Paul...as well as simply "leaders."

⁸This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.    ⁹But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Where would "civil disobedience" fall in consideration of the "good works" that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain? The authority we have in the Lord is to remind everyone that they are to be subject to whatever government they are under. There is a parallel teaching with this one concerning the requisite of the child of God to be obedient to them that "have the rule over you." That is in reference to specific offices of authority like a pastor, a husband, and parents.

   ¹⁰A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

http://cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=141&t=KJV

In case you're wondering if anybody here qualifies for an heretick.

   ¹¹Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

'Nuf said.