Has anyone here actually read the summons?
This is not about religion, this is a criminal cause for fraud.
http://www.mormonthink.com/monson-summons.htm
Scroll down for actual summons.
Cause for fraud based on religious claims.
They could as easily go after the Catholic church on the same.
Or any other religion that raises funds from their members.
The court has to determine whether a “ fraud” occurred Without Regard To the truth or falsity of any church teachings. Religious beliefs are beyond government ‘s realm or purview. That’s the point. Therefore, for a court to question or even deny any church’s creation beliefs is legal error and irrelevant to any fraud charges ... And exceptionally dangerous. Do you want your government deciding what your church can teach or not teach? Besides, by what gift of genius is this magistrate endowed to rule on the accuracy of scripture? Maybe he was a witness to the creation so that he actually knows how it happened, that he plans to judge a church’s understanding of the event? If not, he’s way way over his head and not merely beyond his province. . And he’d better back off. And quickly.
You might want to go back and re-read that. The person who filed the criminal complaint, Tom Phillips is a disgruntled former Mormon (he now describes himself as “a secular humanist or atheist, or whatever you want to call it.”). He is citing the matter of tithing as being fraudulent because it is based on untrue religious precepts, used to obtain tithes comprising 10 percent of church members’ incomes.
One of those “false” precepts is not particular to Mormon’s, that being “that Adam and Eve lived around 6,000 years ago.”
Are Ken Ham and other Young Earth Creationists next to be summonsed in front of a magistrate in England?
While I don’t believe that the Earth is only 6,000 years old, I defend the rights of people who do, even as I might argue with them. It is not a criminal matter.
Read them.
Not much there except they are demanding he appear because they are charging his religion (and practices) with fraud. . .meaning his religion and practices are fraudulent and need to be punished.
What next? Summoning the Pope because some atheist claims Christ dying for our sins is a fraud by the Church. I mean, really, how can you prove he died for our sins if there are no physical proof other than the Word? (sarc).