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Podcast: Mormon Land
Episode: Understanding the big courtroom showdown in the tithing lawsuit against the LDS Church | Episode 375
Description: 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 essentially on trial — in the courts.
Nine plaintiffs are suing the global church, accusing Latter-day Saint leaders of soliciting and amassing these donations by the billions to support the faith’s religious and charitable purposes and instead spending money on commercial ventures, including the construction and development of a mall in downtown Salt Lake City.
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