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.

  • mufasio@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Like every religion. How is LDS somehow worse than your regular “satan told me” or “I am going to heaven” christian nonsense?

    It’s not, they are all equally ridiculous, some more so.

    It’s a completely arbitrary distinction.

    Sure

    If those folks consider themselves christians, or followers of Christ, who is entitled to deny their identity as such?

    Literally everyone else on the planet has that right. You could even say it is a God given right if you wish.