Pentagon fixes faith labels after Utah backlash over LDS Christian status
TL;DR
The Pentagon revised its simplified faith codes after pushback from Utah lawmakers over labeling The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as not Christian; the change also dropped 'Christian' labels from Catholic, Baptist and evangelical groups, earning praise from Utah's senators who argued the government should not adjudicate theology.
- Pentagon updates religious categories after pushback from Utah lawmakers KSL.com
- Pentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops The New York Times
- Pentagon walks back Latter-day Saints Church classification after pushback from Utah lawmakers Politico
- DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List Military.com
- LDS groups and Utah Republicans rage as military no longer counts church as Christian under Hegseth religion list shake-up Yahoo
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