Defense Department cut roughly 180 religion codes from previous list, with mostly Christian denominations remaining

Mormon leaders, military veterans and elected officials reacted with anger to a new Department of Defense policy that does not consider The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be a Christian religion as part of a wider effort to cut down the U.S. military’s list of recognized faiths.

“The Pentagon’s decision to list The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints apart from other Christian faiths is wrong and needs to be corrected,” Republican Rep. Mike Kennedy, of heavily Mormon Utah, wrote on X on Sunday.

  • wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works
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    3 hours ago

    Did you know that Mormons are actually preferentially given security clearances, since the United States Constitution is one of the foundational documents of their faith? Do you realize how many people with positions near nuclear sites, NSA datacenters, and CIA operations these bumblefucks are aggravating?

    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Did you know that Mormons are actually preferentially given security clearances, since the United States Constitution is one of the foundational documents of their faith?

      I didn’t know that about LDS folks. Being a founding document of their faith, they must really be in support of the Constitution and would oppose all who would desecrate the document and its principles of law and liberty.

      “According to Fox News’ 2024 election exit poll, among the Latter-day Saints surveyed 64% supported Trump and 32% supported Vice President Kamala Harris.” source

      …oh, nevermind.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Haaaaaahaaaaaaahaaaaaaa!

    You fucking schmucks. One of the best things about T2 is how nothing is shocking any more. They’ve turned outrage into comedy.

  • SabinStargem@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Mormons should use their wealth and connections to sue the DOD into reversing Hegseth’s policies, and do so alongside other injured parties.

  • mctoasterson@reddthat.com
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    6 hours ago

    By Catholic Doctrine, LDS are not considered Christian for several reasons. Many Protestant denominations also require Mormons to be re-baptized if they convert because Mormons do not believe in the traditional concept of the Trinity.

    Christianity is an inherently monotheistic religion that acknowledges one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, so for those who don’t practice Trinitarian baptism, it is pretty difficult to square that circle.

    It would be more accurate to describe Mormonism as “Christian-derived”. LDS even acknowledge they consider revelation to be ongoing (as in, there could be other Gospels that appear at any moment).

    The best analogy is “Christianity fanfic”, but its difficult to state that without being more pejorative than intended.