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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.

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 247 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The in-group just got a little bit smaller

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's how it always goes with fascist and bigots. The in-group gets smaller with each victory until the in-group has no allies anymore.

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[–] redsand@infosec.pub 18 points 1 week ago

A lot a bit. Remember the huge data centers in Utah for spying and government data storage? That's all staffed by strait laced mormons who can pass a drug test.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

First they came for...

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 173 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] Beersux1516@lemmy.zip 42 points 1 week ago

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[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 84 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fascists shocked to find themselves on the wrong end of the stick.

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 77 points 1 week ago

Guess what, self-described "good Christian"s of America, you're going to get kicked out of the in-group as soon as it's convenient for the MAGA Republican party.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Your space unicorn isn't the true space unicorn.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The true space unicorn was foretold by reading tales of it off golden tablets in a hat

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[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Did you know that Mormons are actually preferentially given security clearances, since the United States Constitution is one of the foundational documents of their faith? Do you realize how many people with positions near nuclear sites, NSA datacenters, and CIA operations these bumblefucks are aggravating?

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 59 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did you know that Mormons are actually preferentially given security clearances, since the United States Constitution is one of the foundational documents of their faith?

I didn't know that about LDS folks. Being a founding document of their faith, they must really be in support of the Constitution and would oppose all who would desecrate the document and its principles of law and liberty.

"According to Fox News’ 2024 election exit poll, among the Latter-day Saints surveyed 64% supported Trump and 32% supported Vice President Kamala Harris." source

...oh, nevermind.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 55 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Religious zealots are not exactly known for their reading comprehension when it comes to their holy texts.

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[–] shish_mish@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am sure that after some suitable donations to dear leader Trump, this obvious erroneous matter will be sorted.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They have more than enough money. Actually I wonder which church is the wealthiest. My money is on either Scientology or Mormonism.

[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I'd guess the catholic church has significantly more wealth than either of those.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It was the fuck aroundest of times.

It was the find outest of times.

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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I wish Mormons would be outraged over something that mattered, like the sexual abuse in their church, or the fact their church supporting mormon thieves and scammers across the country, who have stolen over a billion dollars from their fellow Americans.

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[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're not Christian, lol. Too funny.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (21 children)

I mean they literally aren't, it's like saying Muslims are Christian because they view Jesus as a prophet along with Muhammed.

They made up their own fan fiction for Christianity. Someone needs to let them know their fanfic isn't canon.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (31 children)

They literally are Christian, which is the belief in Jesus as the son of God. Full stop. Any other definition is intentionally designed by certain Christians to delegitimize other versions of Christianity.

The biblical canon was determined by several committees hundreds of years after Christianity was founded, and only explicitly formalized for Catholics in 1545! Heck the canon is STILL not fully agreed upon in Christian denominations. It’s clearly a terrible indicator for what defines a Christian.

Moreover, just because one religion decided to add to that canon does not inherently stop them from being Christian. It’s ALL made up, a little extra bullshit doesn’t make it any different.

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[–] Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm ex-mormon. They firmly consider themselves christian. They believe in Christ as a savior who died for our sins, etc etc, where a lot of sects considered non-christian see him as a prophet, not a savior/divine entity. There are a lot of arguments about the trinity and if considering christ a separate being still counts, but in the simplest sense, they kinda are christian. The bar shifts depending on who you ask though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity The section on the trinity is an interesting read.

Though I should make it clear, I don't believe in any god. It's all wishful thinking to me.

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[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tell Disney. Jesus is a Marvel property, he’s met Howard the Duck. The Mouse takes IP infringement very seriously.

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[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They believe in salvation through Christ though so…

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[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pete gets his theology from Chick tracts.

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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 24 points 1 week ago

Mormons should use their wealth and connections to sue the DOD into reversing Hegseth's policies, and do so alongside other injured parties.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you think Christ is your imaginary friend?

If so, you are a Christmas.

[–] nonfuinoncuro@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

so brave of you to save merry christmas i cried

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[–] el_muerte@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm honestly more surprised that JWs and Christian Scientists are listed under "Christian" than that Mormons aren't. All of those are considered cults, rather than legitimate denominations, by mainstream Christianity (Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant).

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I mean they are all cults, just ones society finds acceptable for some reason.

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[–] modestmeme@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

And as soon as Catholics cease to be useful, they’re out, too

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[–] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 week ago

Eats popcorn as one camp of fairy tale believers questions the legitimacy of the other.

[–] Eddbopkins@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

Ha trump administration showing favoritism. That not new btw.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

Lmao. I love fascist infighting

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 week ago

Mormons thought they were white lmao

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 16 points 1 week ago

.. as you sow, so shall you reap ..

[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

What does it mean when a religion is officially recognised by the military? Do they get extra time for prayers or something?

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It's actually primarily for counseling and emotional care purposes, lifestyle accommodations, as well as planning for the worst in the event that someone is killed in action.

If you get shot and die, they need to be able to know how to treat your body after death.

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago

Soon they'll be calling them Lessmons.

[–] UpAndAtThem@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Dum-da-dum-dum-dum!

[–] MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wonder what the officially recognized denomination of Christian will be when they keep cutting.

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[–] Folstar@lemmus.org 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The obvious flaw in Christian Nationalism - what kind of Christian? It's such an easy way to turn MAGA in on itself. ention the Pope and they'll fight among themselves. Billboards in Salt Lake City informing them of this decision. Every time Trump wheels out some spiritual con artist be sure to mention their denomination. This isn't hard.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 12 points 1 week ago

oh I did not realize they were out to. uniatrians, bahai, and lds. I mean a lot more including wiccans

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

By Catholic Doctrine, LDS are not considered Christian for several reasons. Many Protestant denominations also require Mormons to be re-baptized if they convert because Mormons do not believe in the traditional concept of the Trinity.

Christianity is an inherently monotheistic religion that acknowledges one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, so for those who don't practice Trinitarian baptism, it is pretty difficult to square that circle.

It would be more accurate to describe Mormonism as "Christian-derived". LDS even acknowledge they consider revelation to be ongoing (as in, there could be other Gospels that appear at any moment).

The best analogy is "Christianity fanfic", but its difficult to state that without being more pejorative than intended.

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