Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Pentagon revised a list of recognized religious denominations after Utah Republicans, including Sen. Mike Lee, criticized the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as non-Christian. The department reversed the policy following backlash, stating it does not adjudicate theological disputes.

The Pentagon revised a list of recognized religious denominations after Utah Republicans criticized its exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Christian. The change followed backlash from lawmakers like Sen. Mike Lee, who called the policy offensive, and the updated list removed the 'Christian' label from all denominations to avoid theological disputes.

The Pentagon removed the label 'Christian' from a list of recognized religious denominations after Utah Republicans criticized the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The policy change, reversed following backlash, drew accusations of offending religious principles and disregarding theological disputes over LDS classification. The Pentagon clarified its role is not to adjudicate faith debates but to respect sincerely-held beliefs.

The Pentagon revised a list of recognized religious denominations after criticism from Utah Republicans over the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a Christian denomination. U.S. Sen. Mike Lee called the policy 'offensive' and demanded a reversal, which the Pentagon implemented by removing the word 'Christian' from the list.

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.

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.

The Pentagon revised its list of recognized religious denominations after Utah Republicans criticized the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Christian category. U.S. Sen. Mike Lee called the policy offensive and pressured the department to reverse the decision, which it did, removing the word 'Christian' from the list to avoid theological disputes.

The Pentagon revised its list of recognized religious denominations after criticism from Utah Republicans over the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a 'Christian' category. The change followed complaints that the policy could prevent Latter-day Saints service members from receiving Christian chaplain services.

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