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.

  • BJW@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    Typically I’d agree, but they follow the teachings of a sexual predator and worship a rapist, so… Eh…

      • BJW@lemmus.orgEnglish
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        2 hours ago

        Mormons. Joseph Smith, and the God that Joseph claimed told him that he would destroy women who refused to “cleave unto” (spread their legs for) Joseph.