Every Faith in Pentagon's New Official List—Ranked by Membership
Summary
The U.S. Department of Defense has reduced the number of religious groups it officially tracks for military members from over 200 to 31. This change aims to make managing resources easier for military chaplains but has caused some disagreement among lawmakers about the removed and reclassified faiths.Key Facts
- The Pentagon's religious affiliation list went from more than 200 to 31 categories.
- The change intends to simplify administration and help military chaplains with resource allocation.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is among the 31 religions still tracked.
- Some lawmakers have opposed the removal of about 180 faith categories.
- The updated list ranks religions by the percentage of the U.S. population that follows them.
- Faith groups like Evangelical Christians, Catholics, and non-denominational Christians are on the list.
- The list includes major religions such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.
- About 29% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated and also have a category.
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