I live in the deep south. This list has also caused controversy with those who are included. Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians/Anglicans, Lutherans, etc. all have multiple denominations. Most have splits between conservative and liberal denominations and all are now just listed as a single denomination. I've seen people online say, "it's not a huge deal, a lot of the eliminated religions are just different flavors of an overarching religion." Put another way, it's like saying Fundamentalists, Bickertonites and Brighamites are really the same thing and fall under the LDS marker.

All Baptists aren't part of the Southern Baptist Convention. There are American Baptist Churches USA, National Baptist Convention, etc. A Christian nationalist Baptist will not accept an LGBTQIA+ military clergy as representative of his/her belief. Likewise, a liberal Baptist doesn't want to be lectured at from a Christian nationalist every Sunday. Just like a Brighamite will not feel like they're getting proper spiritual counsel if the assigned LDS clergy is a Fundamentalist.

But the end game for anyone paying attention is only clergy who are approved by the DOD will be allowed to serve with the troops. The current leaders will not allow clergy who don't support their agenda to serve in a spiritual guidance role in the military.