The US Department of Defense changed how it lists religions for soldiers. Some leaders from Utah are unhappy about this change.

美國國防部更改了記錄士兵宗教的方式。一些來自猶他州的領導人對此項變更感到不滿。

The military had 220 religion codes. Now they have only 31 codes. They removed some groups like Atheists and Wiccans. They put many small groups into big groups.

軍隊此前有 220 個宗教代碼。現在僅剩 31 個。他們刪除了如無神論者和威卡教徒等群體，將許多小群體併入了大群體中。

Some leaders are angry about one church. This is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The military does not call this church 'Christian'. Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis say this is wrong.

一些領導人對其中一間教會感到憤怒，即耶穌基督後期聖徒教會。軍方並未將該教會稱為「基督教」。參議員 Mike Lee 與 John Curtis 表示這樣做是錯誤的。

A man from the military, Sean Parnell, spoke about the change. He says the old list was too big. He says the new list helps the military give better help to soldiers. He says the military respects all religions.

軍方代表 Sean Parnell 談到了這次變更。他表示舊清單過長，新清單能幫助軍方為士兵提供更好的協助。他強調軍方尊重所有宗教。

The military says the new list is necessary. The leaders from Utah still want the military to change the list.

軍方表示新清單是必要的。猶他州的領導人仍希望軍方更改該清單。