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

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47886949

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.

    • fratermus@piefed.socialEnglish
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      3 months ago

      … I doubt they’re going to fuck up the entire federal government.

      If the plan is for the LDS church to take over rescue America after the entire Federal government falters, what’s a little accelerationism between friends?