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.

  • WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 hours ago

    It’s almost funny that even with as much of a toxic, violent, hateful piece of shit Hegseth is, his most notable quality is that he’s a fucking idiot.

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      5 hours ago

      It would be funny in a different context. Like if he were a character in a Mel Brooks movie.