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Norrrm

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10. What organization/committee/council made this list/decision? Who appointed them as the authority?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 07:20 PM

Yesterday

What organization/committee/council made this list/decision? Who appointed them as the authority?

Who are the members?

So far, the decisions have been made by secular authorities::::
1. signed by Under Secretary of Defense Anthony Tata,
2. backtracked/modified by Hegseth.

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Pete Hegseth 'backtracks' on 'repugnant' religious policy after GOP beatdown [View all] riversedge Yesterday OP

I love they way they screw up so publicly without any clues. marble falls Yesterday #1

and what new enlightenment will Mike Lee take away from this shunning of Mormons? mountain grammy Yesterday #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Jacson6 Yesterday #3

Well, the LDS, Jehovah's Witnesses and other groups you mentioned do consider themselves to be "Christian". wcmagumba Yesterday #6

You are correct about Canon Law. It is the law of wnylib 23 hrs ago #12

Or even Jewish!!! PCIntern 23 hrs ago #14

Oops. Sorry. Did not intentionally leave out Jewish. wnylib 23 hrs ago #15

No worries! PCIntern 13 hrs ago #18

This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba 22 hrs ago #17

There is no person in existence with the authority to gatekeep the term Christian. RockRaven Yesterday #7

Yep, I grew up Unitarian and although a non-creedal .... Laffy Kat Yesterday #8

"under Canon law" --- Who, exactly, is subject to Canon law? Norrrm Yesterday #9

They didn't exactly "backtrack" from what I have read, they just removed the word "Christian" completely from the list.. wcmagumba Yesterday #4

He DID NOT backtrack. RockRaven Yesterday #5

What organization/committee/council made this list/decision? Who appointed them as the authority? Norrrm Yesterday #10

Mike Lee sure does get touchy... DET 23 hrs ago #11

So, Atheists, Agnostics, Wiccans, Ethical Culturalists, Freethinkers, Humanists, etc. no_hypocrisy 23 hrs ago #13

Hegseth hasnt backtracked on firing every Bkack person and woman or denying their promotions BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #16