The Pentagon revised its military religious registry to remove collective Christian labels after criticism regarding the exclusion of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Lawmakers including Mike Lee challenged the initial classification system for making inappropriate theological distinctions among various religious groups.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded by consolidating over 200 religious codes into 30 neutral categories to improve administrative efficiency for military chaplains.President
Donald Trump engaged in discussions regarding the policy shift to ensure respect for all sincerely-held faiths within the armed forces.