Good or Bad Thing? The Department of Defense Removes Mormons as "Christians".

The Department of War changed our classification! Is this a Good or a Bad thing?The Department of Defense recently updated its religious preference list for military chaplains and removed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the generic “Christian” category, giving it its own separate designation.In this episode, Cardon Ellis is joined by Kwaku L and Luke Hansen to break down what actually happened and whether this is an insult or a positive development.They discuss:Why the LDS Church was separated while groups like Jehovah’s Witnesses remained under “Christian”How this change could actually help secure dedicated LDS chaplainsReactions from Michael Knowles and Senator Mike LeeWhether Latter-day Saints should even want to be grouped under the broad “Christian” labelThe deeper question of religious identity in government systemsCHAPTERS:0:00 - Intro with Kwaku L and Luke Hansen3:30 - The DoD Removes LDS from Christian List9:00 - Why Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Still Listed as Christian?14:00 - The Real Benefit: Dedicated LDS Chaplains20:30 - Is This an Insult or Recognition of Our Identity?27:00 - Michael Knowles & Senator Mike Lee React33:00 - “We’re Not Protestant 2.0”40:00 - Tangent: William Clayton Journals Leak48:00 - Super Chats Begin58:00 - Should We Even Want to Be Called “Christian”?1:08:00 - Going on the Offensive with Religious Identity1:18:00 - Final Thoughts & Closing