Military Outraged and 'Scrambling' to Deal with Trump's New Religion Rules

'Very Alarming,' Says Ex-Chaplain as Pentagon Cuts Military Religious Options From 211 to 31, Deadline Looms for Troops to Choose Faith Affiliation

A former military chaplain warns of religious favoritism as the Pentagon cuts faith affiliation options from 211 to 31 ahead of a deadline for troops.

Military outraged and 'scrambling' to deal with Trump's new religion rules

President Donald Trump's Pentagon has pushed new religious rules on its forces to supposedly promote "spiritual readiness," but according to MS NOW, the move is being met with "outrage and pushback" and is leaving troops "scrambling" to comply under a new deadline.The report, published Wednesday morning, outlined the internal fallout within the U.S. military from changes recently implemented by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Sources who spoke t…

'Very alarming': Internal backlash erupts as Hegseth's big religion purge deadline looms

Service members and chaplains are raising alarms as a deadline nears for troops to choose a religion from a sharply reduced list approved by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon.The Defense Department is cutting the military’s recognized religious affiliations from 211 to 31, an 85 percent reduction, according to a May memo obtained by MS NOW, and only nine of the remaining options are non-Christian faiths. The Air Force has told active-dut…

Hegseth’s Christian nationalist crusade at the Pentagon riles troops

Pete Hegseth’s crusade to infuse the U.S. military with Christianity is provoking outrage and pushback. The secretary of defense says he is creating a new Pentagon office to “elevate spiritual readiness” throughout the armed forces. But not everyone feels included at a time when religious choice…