DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List
Defense Secretary Hegseth previously announced the change due to an "impractical" system.
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Defense Secretary Hegseth previously announced the change due to an "impractical" system.
Department of Defense, for the first time in almost 10 years, has dramatically reduced its number of recognized religious faiths and belief systems by approximately 180.
The reforms mark the first time the list has been officially revised since a memo was issued March 27, 2017, decreasing the total number of faiths from roughly 211 to its new number of 31. The changes were iterated in a May 20, 2026, memorandum issued by the Under Secretary of War and signed by Anthony Tata, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness of the United States, and obtained by Military.com.
This latest revision to the faith codes comes at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to the Tata-signed memo, done to “streamline the DoW collection of religious preferences collection for service members to enhance the delivery of targeted religious support from the Chaplaincy.” It calls for the previously instituted faith and belief codes to be revised within a 60-day period from the issuance of the memorandum.
“The new list will provide chaplains with clear, readily available information that will better enable them to anticipate the religious support needs of service members and to provide religious support activities that align with service members’ personal faith and practices,” Tata wrote.
He added that members will not be limited to the list of “religious affiliation codes” when selecting information for their dog tags. The revised list, according to documents obtained by Military.com, include Agnostics, Buddhists, Hindus, Islam (Muslims), Judaism, Sikh, and a wide range of Christian-based groups like Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans and Methodists.
This restructuring of faith codes, which help identity service members as well as the military in planning for appropriated religious coverage to include them, has now excluded minority faith/worldview groups including Atheists, Asatru, Deists, Druids, Eckankar, Heathens, Humanists, Magick, New Age churches, Pagan, Rosicrucianism, Shaman, Spiritualists, Troth, Unitarian Universalists and various Wiccans.
Military.com has learned that the Department of Defense, for the first time in almost 10 years, has dramatically reduced its number of recognized religious faiths and belief systems by approximately 180.
The reforms mark the first time the list has been officially revised since a memo was issued March 27, 2017, decreasing the total number of faiths from roughly 211 to its new number of 31. The changes were iterated in a May 20, 2026, memorandum issued by the Under Secretary of War and signed by Anthony Tata, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness of the United States, and obtained by Military.com.
This latest revision to the faith codes comes at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to the Tata-signed memo, done to “streamline the DoW collection of religious preferences collection for service members to enhance the delivery of targeted religious support from the Chaplaincy.” It calls for the previously instituted faith and belief codes to be revised within a 60-day period from the issuance of the memorandum.
“The new list will provide chaplains with clear, readily available information that will better enable them to anticipate the religious support needs of service members and to provide religious support activities that align with service members’ personal faith and practices,” Tata wrote.
This restructuring of faith codes, which help identity service members as well as the military in planning for appropriated religious coverage to include them, has now excluded minority faith/worldview groups including Atheists, Asatru, Deists, Druids, Eckankar, Heathens, Humanists, Magick, New Age churches, Pagan, Rosicrucianism, Shaman, Spiritualists, Troth, Unitarian Universalists and various Wiccans.
The DOD did not respond to the inquiry.
Larger Push, 'Cultural Shift'
It follows a broader administrative push that critics have described as a military-wide ascent towards Christian theocracy, evidenced by Defense Secretary Pet Hegseth hosting Christian-based prayer services in the Pentagon auditorium with controversial speakers—as well as public statements invoking Scripture when describing the ongoing military operation in Iran, for example.
The faith and belief coding system, renamed to "religious affiliation codes,” was simply due to a system that had become too big, according to the secretary.
The secretary added that chaplains "are first and foremost called and ordained by God."
'Not the American Way'
A former U.S. Army chaplain who now serves as an endorser told Military.com the revised list is “horrible.”
https://www.military.com/dod-officially-drops-180-faiths-from-militarys-recognized-religion-list
DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List
Defense Secretary Hegseth previously announced the change due to an "impractical" system.
The Fall of Minneapolis
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Officer Derek Chauvin did nothing wrong. He was scapegoated by Timmy Tampon and the citizen lynch mob of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Officer Derek Chauvin did nothing wrong. He was scapegoated by Timmy Tampon and the citizen lynch mob of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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The Fall of Minneapolis
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It is based on Liz Collin’s Amazon bestseller, “They’re Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd,” which exposes the holes in the prevailing narrative surrounding George Floyd’s death, the trial of Derek Chauvin, and the fallout the city of Minneapolis has suffered ever since.
The documentary features more than a dozen interviews with the people directly involved, including exclusive interviews with former officers Derek Chauvin and Alexander Kueng who spoke to Liz Collin from prison. The families of Chauvin and Kueng also speak out publicly for the first time.
The film also features current and former Minneapolis police officers who tell their harrowing stories from the riots, recount the planned surrender of the Third Precinct, and explain why so many of them left the job.
The crowdfunded movie was produced by Alpha News journalist Liz Collin and directed by Dr. J.C. Chaix. Cinematography by Josh Feland.
The FULL True Story of the KILLDOZER
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On June 4th, 2004, a sixty-three-ton bulldozer, fortified with steel and concrete, systematic... View MoreThe FULL True Story of the KILLDOZER
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On June 4th, 2004, a sixty-three-ton bulldozer, fortified with steel and concrete, systematically destroyed numerous businesses and homes in the small mountain town of Granby, Colorado. The rampage lasted over two hours and resulted in more than eight million dollars in damage. State and local police were incapable of even slowing the machine. Though it was armed with three high-powered firearms, no one but the driver was killed. His name was Marvin Heemeyer. This video explores the polarizing perspectives on this man, his motives, and what drove him to the breaking point.
Marvin Heemeyer was born October 28, 1951 in Castlewood, South Dakota, U.S.A. Few people seem to be aware of that. He was a quiet man, never one to be aggressive. That was until the local "good old boy" politics of Granby, Colorado declared unilateral war against his God-given rights and freedoms. It was perhaps the very first FAFO event in recent history.
Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was an American USAF veteran, welder and automobile repair shop owner who demolished numerous buildings with a modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado, in June 2004. The uninformed biased media will tell you he did it out of revenge, but I beg to differ. It was a reckoning.
Heemeyer's machine was posthumously labeled by some members of the media and later adopted by some of Heemeyer's supporters as the "Killdozer".
For 12 years, Granby town officials, neighbors of his muffler shop, the local press, and other citizens of Granby had been in disputes with Heemeyer in various ways, including over zoning rules which Heemeyer believed impaired his muffler repair shop's business. Motivated by his frustration, Heemeyer began secretly armoring a Komatsu D355A bulldozer with layers of steel and concrete in 2002 with the intent of using it for destructive purposes.
On June 4, 2004, Heemeyer used the bulldozer in a vehicle-ramming attack to demolish the Granby town hall, the house of a former mayor, and several other buildings. He killed himself after the bulldozer became stuck in the debris of a hardware store he was destroying. No one else was injured or killed during the rampage.
Happy Killdozer Eve
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Marvin Heemeyer was born October 28, 1951 in Castlewood, South Dakota, U.S. Few people seem to be aware of that. He was a quiet man, never one to be a... View MoreHappy Killdozer Eve
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Marvin Heemeyer was born October 28, 1951 in Castlewood, South Dakota, U.S. Few people seem to be aware of that. He was a quiet man, never one to be aggressive. That was until the local "good old boy" politics of Granby, Colorado declared unilateral war against his God-given rights and freedoms. It was perhaps the very first FAFO event in recent history.
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