"Before me the undersigned
That between 3rd February 2008 and 31st December 2013 dishonestly and intending thereby to make a gain for himself or another or a loss or risk of loss to another made or caused to be made representations to Stephen Colin Bloor, which were and which you knew were or might be untrue or misleading and thereby induce the said Stephen Colin Bloor to pay an annual tithe to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, namely that
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i) The Book of Abraham is a literal translation of Egyptian papyri by Joseph Smith.
ii) The Book of Mormon was translated from ancient gold plates by Joseph Smith is the most correct book on earth and is an ancient historical record.
iii) Native Americans are descended from an Israelite family which left Jerusalem in 600 B.C.
iv) Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed as martyrs in 1844 because they would not deny their testimony of the Book of Mormon.
v) The Illinois newspaper called the Nauvoo Expositor had to be destroyed because it printed lies about Joseph Smith.
vi) There was no death on this planet prior to 6,000 years ago.
vii) All humans alive today are descended from just two people who lived approximately 6,000 years ago.
Contrary to section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006
You are therefore summoned to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court, 181 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 SBA on 14/03/2014 at 10AM in Courtroom 6 to answer the said information
Failure to attend may result in a warrant being issued for your arrest."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...arges-that-mormon-religious-claims-are-fraud/
Now the mormon church has a lot of money and legal resources, so my bet is that this likely won't go anywhere. This also appears to be the opinion of many legal professionals, both in the US and in the UK. One common thing that keeps appearing is that this is ridiculous because religious beliefs are precluded from challenge in secular courts. However, I don't think this is actually directly about the beliefs, but rather fraudulent presentation of these beliefs. I think the criminal fraud claimed is that the either the church officials do not actually believe the points made or else intentionally and willfully withhold or lie about the beliefs mentioned (or significant facts relevant to these points) in order to get converts. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this.
That between 3rd February 2008 and 31st December 2013 dishonestly and intending thereby to make a gain for himself or another or a loss or risk of loss to another made or caused to be made representations to Stephen Colin Bloor, which were and which you knew were or might be untrue or misleading and thereby induce the said Stephen Colin Bloor to pay an annual tithe to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, namely that
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i) The Book of Abraham is a literal translation of Egyptian papyri by Joseph Smith.
ii) The Book of Mormon was translated from ancient gold plates by Joseph Smith is the most correct book on earth and is an ancient historical record.
iii) Native Americans are descended from an Israelite family which left Jerusalem in 600 B.C.
iv) Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed as martyrs in 1844 because they would not deny their testimony of the Book of Mormon.
v) The Illinois newspaper called the Nauvoo Expositor had to be destroyed because it printed lies about Joseph Smith.
vi) There was no death on this planet prior to 6,000 years ago.
vii) All humans alive today are descended from just two people who lived approximately 6,000 years ago.
Contrary to section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006
You are therefore summoned to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court, 181 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 SBA on 14/03/2014 at 10AM in Courtroom 6 to answer the said information
Failure to attend may result in a warrant being issued for your arrest."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...arges-that-mormon-religious-claims-are-fraud/
Now the mormon church has a lot of money and legal resources, so my bet is that this likely won't go anywhere. This also appears to be the opinion of many legal professionals, both in the US and in the UK. One common thing that keeps appearing is that this is ridiculous because religious beliefs are precluded from challenge in secular courts. However, I don't think this is actually directly about the beliefs, but rather fraudulent presentation of these beliefs. I think the criminal fraud claimed is that the either the church officials do not actually believe the points made or else intentionally and willfully withhold or lie about the beliefs mentioned (or significant facts relevant to these points) in order to get converts. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this.
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