The Department of Defense (DOD/DOW) moved this Week to Dramatically Reduce the Number of Recognized Religions, Faiths, and Belief Systems from more than 200, All the way to 31. The Move was Announced to Troops in a Memo Signed by Anthony Tata (R), Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel, and Readiness of the U.S., and Shared with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).
In the Memo, Tata says that the move comes at the Direction of Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth (R), who said the Move was Done to “streamline the DOD/DOW collection of religious preferences collection for service members, to enhance the delivery of targeted religious support from the chaplaincy”.
Founder and President of the MRFF, Mikey Weinstein, Called the Move to Reduce the Number of Recognized Religions a Direct Hit on the Constitution's First Amendment. “Reducing the number of religious faiths from hundreds down to 31 is another absolute, clear, filthy, and disgusting, unconstitutional, immoral and unethical attempt to force only the approved solution, getting closer and closer to Christian nationalism,” Weinstein, a Retired Air Force Officer, said in a Press Release.
Weinstein also Added that His Organization was “very seriously considering” Filing a Federal Class Action Suit on Behalf of Members of the U.S. Military and Civilians Who have been Impacted by the DOW’s Move. The Reduction of Recognized Religions is Set to Reduce the Number of Religious Affiliation Codes, which are used in Part to Connect Service Members with Necessary Faith Resources.
The List of 31 Religions still Recognized by the DOD/DOW was First Reported 6/4/2026. Some of the Faiths that were Dropped include: Atheists, Deists, Druids, Humanists, Magick, New Age churches, Pagan, Shaman, Spiritualists, and Unitarian Universalists. According to the Memo the following Religions are Still in the List of "religious affiliation codes” for Sservice Members.
Agnostic (AN) Baha'i faith (BH)
Buddhism (BU)
Christian - Assemblies of God (AG)
Christian - Baptist (BA)
Christian - Brethren (BR)
Christian - Catholic (CA)
Christian - Church of Christ (CC)
Christian - Church of God (CG)
Christian - Church of the Nazarene (CN)
Christian - Episcopal/Anglican (EA)
Christian - Evangelical (EV)
Christian - Jehovah's Witnesses (JW)
Christian - Lutheran (LU)
Christian - Methodist (ME)
Christian - Non-Denominational (ND)
Christian - Orthodox (OX)
Christian - Other (CO)
Christian - Pentecostal (PE)
Christian - Presbyterian (PR)
Christian - Quaker (QU)
Christian - Reformed (RE)
Christian - Scientist (SC)
Christian - Seventh Day Adventist (SA)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (CJ)
Hindu (HI)
Islam (Muslim) (IS)
Judaism (Jewish) (JU)
No Religion (NR)
Other Religions (OR)
Sikh (SI)
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