Pentagon Overhauls Faith Codes After Mormon Lawmaker Backlash
TL;DR
The Pentagon revised its list of recognized religious affiliations for service members after backlash that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was excluded from Christian designations; the updated codes remove the generic Christian label from several faiths to better respect believers and streamline chaplain support, criticized by Mormon lawmakers including Sen. Mike Lee and prompting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to overhaul the military chaplain system.
- Pentagon updates list of recognized religious affiliations after backlash from Mormon lawmakers CNN
- Pentagon revises religious classifications amid backlash from LDS Church USA Today
- LDS groups and Utah Republicans rage as military no longer counts church as Christian under Hegseth religion list shake-up Yahoo
- DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List Military.com
- Pentagon cuts 180 faiths from recognized religion list Task & Purpose
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