A Pentagon list overhaul puts Mormon church’s Christian identity back in the spotlight

Photo: The Salt Lake Temple, a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah – October 7, 2017. Photo credit: Ken Lund via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Deepa Bharath, AP. PBS News –  June 11, 2026.

The Pentagon’s revision to its list of Christian religions this week has reignited a nearly 200-year-old debate: Is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a Christian denomination? Most Latter-day Saints do see themselves as Christians. But there are many prominent Christian clergy and scholars who disagree, citing core differences in how they view God and the Trinity and revere a scripture that is not part of the two-testament Christian Bible. […]

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