DoD Tweaks Organized Religion List After Complaints of Latter-Day Saints Snub

DoD tweaks organized religion list after complaints of Latter-day Saints snub

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon changed course Monday after its removal of dozens of religious denominations from a list of recognized faiths drew intense criticism over the weekend from Utah Republicans incensed by the failure to classify the Church of Jesus…

Pentagon updates US military's list of recognized religions following backlash from Mormons

The recently shortened list of recognized religions for the US army listed the Mormon church as seperate to the broader category of "Christian," sparking outrage.

Are Latter-day Saints Christians?

Who are you, to lay down who is, and who is not a Christian?” While these are the words of a hypothetical objector in the preface of C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity, they aptly sum up the feelings of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) following the Pentagon’s efforts to streamline certain religious classifications in the military. The government omitted the LDS Church from the “Christian” designation—a move t…

Department Of Defense Cuts List Of Recognized Religions From More Than 200 To Only 31

Since being appointed by President Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has stirred up controversy for his vocal campaign against diversity in the U.S. military. This time, the defense secretary appears to be targeting religious pluralism, slashing the number of religious faiths that are officially recognized by the armed services. The move has even drawn significant backlash from one member of Congress who feels that his faith has been sing…

Pete Hegseth’s controversial pastor says Mormons practice ‘non-Christian faith’

Doug Wilson also calls Latter-day Saints ‘ polytheists’ who worship multiple gods

Here's what Pete Hegseth's religion believes about Mormons

“We would consider the Mormons to be a non-Christian faith with Christian terminology.”