Who Counts as a Christian?

On May 20, 2026, an undersecretary of defense signed a memo that quietly suggested the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Mormon churches are not Christian. The Pentagon was cutting its list of recognized “religious affiliation codes” from over 200 to 31. Housekeeping. However, before the dust had even begun to settle, the two U.S. Senators from Utah launched a massive social media campaign against the change.