# Hegseth's Pentagon is drastically reducing the number of religions recognized by the military **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 5, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseths-pentagon-is-drastically-reducing-the-number-of-religions-recognized-by-the-military/1030649 "2026-06-05T19:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 132
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseths-pentagon-is-drastically-reducing-the-number-of-religions-recognized-by-the-military/1030649/132 "2026-06-08T16:33:32Z")
If anyone cares, here’s the details. Now 40 years ago, getting a little hard to remember, thankfully I posted about it 20 years ago. > [@Is the military really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-military-really-that-bad/333006/60): > > Just one last anedote before I go to sleep: Concerning I was in the Navy and we were going to have a nice celebration of Martin Luther King Day. Then I discovered that the nut job Televangelist from the Crystal Cathedral was going to lead a prayer and they expected all of us to attend. I went to my Division Officer and told him I could not participate as it violated my religious beliefs (lack there of) I find the huge glowing cross and the Televangelist to be offensive to my belief. He ordere… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseths-pentagon-is-drastically-reducing-the-number-of-religions-recognized-by-the-military/1030649)._