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The change followed condemnations by Mormon lawmakers that the Pentagon's non-inclusion of the church's as a Christian faith was a mistake that should be corrected.

In a video released over the weekend, Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah and a member of the LDS church, described the exclusion as \"offensive\" and \"repugnant.\"

\"I'm imploring people at the Pentagon to reconsider this -- not just reconsider it, but undo it,\" he said. \"Secretary Hegseth, tear down that wall! This is not cool! Get rid of it, get rid of it now!\"

Another Utah Republican lawmaker, Rep. Mike Kennedy, called the Pentagon's list \"wrong\" and said it \"needs to be corrected.\"

\"The Pentagon's job is not to adjudicate theological debates, but instead to ensure sincerely-held faith is respected and encouraged in our ranks,\" Kennedy posted on his X account.

On Friday, Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's chief spokesperson, had publicly posted the list on his X account and included photos of a Hegseth memo announcing the move as well as a copy of the list accompanying that memo.

In releasing the updated list on Monday the Pentagon's rapid response account on X described the earlier list as \"a proposed list\" that had been released to the press and \"included redundant and unnecessary labeling, and the mistake has been fixed.\"

The post added that \"The Pentagon's job is not to adjudicate theological debates, but instead to ensure sincerely-held faith is respected and encouraged in our ranks.\"

In response to the Pentagon's comment, Lee posted on X, \"I agree with this statement, and am grateful to @SecWar Hegseth for correcting the error.\"

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