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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    3 days ago

    As the outcast in a large family of Mormon Trump followers, I love this news. It’s almost worth reaching out to those I cut off to ask them how happy they remain with their votes.

    • Freeposity@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Do you think they even know? Most of the Trump dipshits are in their own information bubbles and things like this generally don’t penetrate their thick skulls.