Brits now hoping that the head of the LDS isn’t the missionary type OH WAIT.

The more I look at this, the more I think that the British might be risking having a headache on their hands.

…Well, you know what I mean.

The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been ordered to appear before a British court to defend the Mormon faith against charges that it used false teachings to defraud church members.

The court order is the result of complaints filed by Tom Phillips, a disaffected Mormon living in Portugal, on behalf of two men he says were induced to pay an annual tithing to the Church based on “untrue or misleading” claims. These claims include seven central LDS tenets, such as the belief that the Book of Mormon was translated from ancient gold plates by Joseph Smith and “is the most correct book on earth and is an ancient historical record.”

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Don’t mess with Mormon bishops. They’ll cut you. With a SWORD.

Mind you, that’s only if you’re a Bad Person.

I hope that whoever wrote this paused a moment afterward, to mark the occasion. You don’t get a lede like this every day.

A Samurai sword-wielding Mormon bishop helped a neighbor woman escape a Tuesday morning attack by a man who had been stalking her.

The bishop chased off the perp, who later turned himself in. Because, well, he had a clergyman with a Samurai sword telling him, “I’ve got your DNA and I’ve got your license plate: You are so done.”  You don’t have very many viable life options at that point.

Via Instapundit. Continue reading Don’t mess with Mormon bishops. They’ll cut you. With a SWORD.