Lawyers for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claims lawsuit over tithing violates the First Amendment, appeals ruling in James Huntsman's fraud case.
The Church Office Building in shown in 2022. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has appealed a court decision reviving James Huntsman's fraud lawsuit against the faith.Lawyers for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say judges violated the First Amendment’s protections of religion when theythe legal dispute over tithing
“Virtually any person who has fallen away from their faith may view their donations to the church during their faithful years as a waste,” they wrote, “but that cannot mean each of them has a fraud claim that allows them to try to convince a secular jury that they were swindled.”