Huntsman Mormon Tithing Fraud Case Tossed Out | Ep. 1988
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2025
⏱️ 153 minutes
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Summary
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.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | I'm your host, John DeLynn. |
| 0:05.6 | It is February 1st, 2025. |
| 0:09.0 | And the headlines are all around us today. |
| 0:14.3 | I'll share a couple of them. |
| 0:18.0 | Just to give you a sense for what today's episode about is about, the Desireate News headline is |
| 0:24.7 | unanimous Ninth Circuit Court panel dismisses James Huntsman's tithing lawsuit and the church |
| 0:33.0 | response. |
| 0:34.4 | The subtitle is judges grant summary judgment to Latter-day Saints saying, quote, no reasonable juror could conclude that the church, the Mormon Church, misrepresented the source of funds for the City Creek Project. |
| 0:51.0 | That's what the Desirette News has to say. |
| 0:54.1 | The Sully Tribune gives a different |
| 0:58.9 | headline. The Sully Tribune says the LDS Church prevails as federal appeals court tosses |
| 1:05.2 | out James Huntsman's tithing lawsuit. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finds no reasonable juror would |
| 1:12.5 | believe allegations that the faith misrepresented how it spent money on City Creek Center. |
| 1:19.1 | And I think I would add beneficial life with the little that I have retained about the case. |
| 1:26.0 | So we are here to break it all down for you, to do some analysis. |
| 1:32.2 | And two of my favorite legal eagles are in the house with us today. We have Colby Reddish back. |
| 1:40.1 | Hey, Colby. Good morning, John. Good morning, Herrito. How are you? Great. |
| 1:45.1 | And Colby, tell us your legal background and kind of what you do. |
| 1:49.2 | Yeah, so I'm a licensed attorney. |
| 1:50.6 | I practice in Boise, Idaho. |
| 1:52.1 | I'm also an adjunct instructor for the local law school, and I've done that for six, yeah, six years. |
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