Why many evangelicals don't see Latter-day Saints as Christians | Episode 443
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Why many evangelicals don't see Latter-day Saints as Christians | Episode 443

For about a decade, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been in a costly rebrand aimed in part at shoring up its bona fides as a Christian denomination.

Not everyone is convinced, including, it appears, inside the federal government.

Late last week, the U.S. Department of Defense, helmed by conservative evangelical Pete Hegseth, issued a new, vastly pared down list of codes for religions recognized by its Chaplain Corps.

The Utah-based faith made the cut but with a catch. As the all-Republican and Latter-day Saint delegation from the Beehive State complained on social media, the church was not tagged as “Christian.” Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant denominations, yes. Not Latter-day Saints.

The government, it seemed, had weighed in on a long-standing theological debate, and not in Temple Square’s favor.

The department has since reissued the list, removing the “Christian” tag entirely. But the debate continues to whirl.

Joseph DuWors is a retired Army major and chaplain, Latter-day Saint convert and doctoral candidate in Mormon studies at Claremont Graduate University. Nathaniel Wiewora is an associate professor of history at Harding University in Arkansas, and the author of the 2024 book “Sins of Christendom: Anti-Mormonism and the Making of Antebellum Evangelicalism.”

They unpacked the controversy — its historical roots and implications — in the latest episode of “Mormon Land.”

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