The U.S. Department of War further amended its recently revised list of recognized religious affiliations Monday after several Mormon members of Congress expressed outrage that Mormonism was initially listed as separate from other Christian denominations.
“Last week, a proposed list of simplified faith codes was released to the media. The Pentagon list included redundant and unnecessary labeling, and the mistake has been fixed,” the Department of War said in statement that was forwarded to The Christian Post.
“The goal of this effort is to simplify a previously out-of-control ‘belief’ coding system that had ballooned to over 200 codes. In order to clarify the work of chaplains, and simplify the work of commanders, the Pentagon has consolidated and simplified the list to roughly thirty codes — using the previously used labels for faiths.”
The Pentagon added that its job “is not to adjudicate theological debates, but instead to ensure sincerely-held faith is respected and encouraged in our ranks.”
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