Defense Department cut roughly 180 religion codes from previous list, with mostly Christian denominations remaining

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.

  • Fedizen@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Idk I think Islam sees Jesus as like Moses II? There’s a bit of retconning there.

    I’d love if there was some type of religious git hub that tracked religions like they were code bases being patched by religious figureheads and noting what code was emphasized on each branch.

    • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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      6 days ago

      If I recall correctly, they think he was wise, and that he brought a message from God that superceded the old rules, but that he wasn’t the son of God or a part of some divine Trinity.
      They then believe that Mohammed was likewise a messenger who brought a new set of rules that obsoleted the ones Jesus brought.

      So if I recall correctly, Judaism is to Christianity as Christianity is to Islam. It’s just disagreement over which PR to accept.

      “Just” seems a weak word to use for the scope of the conflict, but I think that’s the heart of it.