In U.K., Atheist Tries to Sue Mormon Church President; Monson Ordered To Appear in Court for ‘Fraud’

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February 7, 2014
By Terry Firma

I really hate the fact that a British judge gave the nod to this petty, doomed-to-failure legal case brought against Latter-Day Saints Church president Thomas S. Monson (pictured below).

Let’s do this Q&A-style.

Who’s trying to sue Monson, and why?

Meet Tom Phillips, who served in England as a Mormon Bishop before deciding ten years ago that it wasn’t for him. He left the Church, became an atheist, and now writes for and edits MormonThink, a website critical of the Mormon faith. Phillips lodged a fraud complaint with a court in England, identifying two British subjects, Stephen Bloor and Christopher Ralph, as Monson’s victims.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/02/07/in-u-k-atheist-tries-to-sue-mormon-church-president-monson-ordered-to-appear-in-court-for-fraud/