Pentagon Cuts 180 Religious Identities From Military Personnel Records
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Source: The New York Times
Published: 2026-06-06 07:11 UTC+10:00
Section: United States Defense and Military Forces
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Defence, Religion, Military & Defence, US Politics, War & Conflict
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The Defense Department will no longer allow military service members to claim roughly 180 different religious traditions in their personnel records, leaving just 31 to choose from — 22 of which are Christian denominations.
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