In the first public airing for a would-be class-action lawsuit over tithing, church attorneys tried to convince federal Judge Robert J. Shelby that the legal doctrine of religious autonomy should bar ...

An appeals court has thrown out Utahn James Huntsman’s fraud lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over millions of dollars in tithing. In a unanimous ruling, the 9th U.S.

For example, even for the few donors who already budget for charity, the only generally accepted giving formula, tithing, calls for donations equaling up to 10 percent of income. But this guideline ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court dismissed James Huntsman's lawsuit against the LDS Church over tithing fund misuse claims.

Tithing has long been seen by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a test, a trial, if you will, of faith. Well, now the practice of donating a tenth of one’s income is ...

A new court filing makes clear that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is treating a class-action lawsuit over tithing as a multipronged attack on religious freedoms. In arguments ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge blitzed lawyers on both sides with questions Friday during a three-hour hearing in a lawsuit brought by 13 people asking for the return of tithing they donated ...

Men were arranged into groups of ten called tithings. If a crime was committed in the tithing, it was everyone's responsibility to bring the person to justice. If a crime was committed and the ...