About this episode

The episode discusses the Department of Defense's decision to remove the LDS Church from the Christian category and its implications.

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 systems CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro with Kwaku L and Luke Hansen 3:30 - The DoD Removes LDS from Christian List 9:00 - Why Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Still Listed as Christian? 14:00 - The Real Benefit: Dedicated LDS Chaplains 20:30 - Is This an Insult or Recognition of Our Identity? 27:00 - Michael Knowles & Senator Mike Lee React 33:00 - “We’re Not…

People in this episode

Host: Cardon Ellis

Guests: Kwaku L, Luke Hansen

Topics covered

• Department of Defense
• LDS Church
• Christian classification
• religious identity
• military chaplains
• public reactions

Keywords

• Department of Defense
• LDS Church
• Christian classification
• military chaplains
• religious identity
• Michael Knowles
• Senator Mike Lee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Defense, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jehovah’s Witnesses

More episodes of WARD RADIO

• Top 9 Misconstrued Scriptures in the Bible Against Mormons · June 12, 2026 · 60 min
• SPECIAL 5th SUNDAY LIVESTREAM! w/Chris the Casual! · June 10, 2026 · 1h 17m
• BASED Mike Lee Posting Based Mike Lee Things! - Is Neal A. Maxwell The ULTIMATE Based Apostle? · June 6, 2026 · 20 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the WARD RADIO podcast page.