Christian denominations
Coverage of Christian denominations in the Nexus archive.
- DoD tweaks organized religion list after complaints of Latter-day Saints snub
The Pentagon revised its list of recognized religious denominations after criticism from Utah Republicans, including Sen. Mike Lee, who argued the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) should be classified as Christian. The Pentagon initially excluded LDS from the Christian list, leading to backlash, and later updated the list to remove the 'Christian' label from denominations.
- Pentagon tweaks religion list after complaints of Mormon snub
The Pentagon reversed a policy removing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a recognized Christian denominations list after criticism from Utah Republicans. Senator Mike Lee called the policy 'offensive' and demanded changes, leading to an updated list without the 'Christian' label for denominations.
- Pentagon cuts 180 religious identities from military personnel records
The Pentagon has removed 180 religious identities from military personnel records, reducing the available options to 31. Of the remaining 31, 22 are Christian denominations. Military service members can no longer claim the excluded religious traditions.