GOP Fumes Over Mormon Church Exclusion From Pentagon Religion List
TL;DR
The Defense Department narrowed its registry of servicemember religious identities from more than 200 to 31, omitting Mormonism, a move that triggered outrage from Utah Republicans including Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. John Curtis who urged a reversal. Pentagon officials said the change is intended to streamline support for chaplains and avoid implying any faith is more legitimate, while critics argued it marginalizes LDS believers and misportrays the church.
Topics:nationpolitics#defense-department#mike-lee#mormon-church#pete-hegseth#politics#republican-party
- Republicans Rage at Pentagon Pete Over ‘Repugnant’ Religion Move The Daily Beast
- LDS groups and Utah Republicans rage as military no longer counts church as Christian under Hegseth religion list shake-up Yahoo
- Pentagon Cuts 180 Religious Identities From Military Personnel Records The New York Times
- DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List Military.com
- Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31 AP News
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