The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously rejected James Huntsman's fraud lawsuit against the LDS/Mormon Church, which claimed that the church misled the membership over its tithing usage.Join John, Gerardo, and attorney Kolby Reddish to break down the decision.
00:04:26 Initial reactions to the news
00:13:00 Huntsman Procedure Explained
00:15:45 Where the Three Tithing Cases started
00:21:55 False statements made by the Church saying it would NOT use tithing funds
00:48:22 What is the definition of fraud?
01:01:05 The Church omitted half of the statement that changed the meaning
01:10:50 “Reserve funds” come from tithing for a “rainy day”
01:31:00 Why we should all become churches
01:34:47 More from the Majority Decision
01:42:55 Closing thoughts - we need to be accurate on how we talk about it
01:45:10 Judge Bress’ Concurrence
02:06:55 Bumatay’s Concurrence
02:20:55 Summary of the judicial breakdown
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