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The Department of Defense has reduced its recognized religious affiliation codes from more than 200 to just 31, eliminating Pagans, Asatru, Druidry, and Wicca, along with numerous other minority faiths and secular worldviews, in a move officials say will streamline chaplaincy support for service members.
New reports from attendees at the Rededicate 250 gathering suggest House Speaker Mike Johnson encouraged pastors to mobilize congregations for the midterms, prompting scrutiny from church-state advocates and raising new concerns about church-state separation and the role of religious leaders in politics.
At the White House-linked “Rededicate 250” rally in Washington, speakers and worship leaders promoted a biblically centered vision of America, drawing criticism from church-state advocates and raising questions about how that vision includes non-Christian communities.
A new PRRI survey finds that roughly one-third of Americans support or sympathize with Christian nationalism. The report links those views to political affiliation, media consumption, authoritarian attitudes, and immigration beliefs, while raising broader questions about religious pluralism and minority-faith inclusion in the United States.
A new federal report on “anti-Christian bias” frames religious liberty through a Christian lens, raising concerns among critics that its findings and recommendations overlook minority faiths and risk reshaping protections in ways that may not fully account for the nation’s religious diversity.