The LDS Church has agreed to return $150,000 of tithing received from Curtis and Michelle DeYoung stemming from their operation of a business that held self-directed IRA's from which Curtis DeYoung misappropriated nearly $25 million.
The church had been sued in federal court by the court-appointed receiver of the DeYoungs' company, American Pension Services, for return of $239,755 in donations. The receiver, Los Angeles attorney Diane Thompson, argued the money came from the DeYoungs' ill-gotten gains and should be returned.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints countered, claiming in part that the receiver had to show that each transfer of money from APS to the DeYoungs was fraudulent.
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
"As you can imagine, when the church is asked to return tithing funds, there's an existing, careful process for doing so," LDS Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said. "In this case, that has been complicated by the fact that there was a request for the return of tithing from a family member who did not plead guilty to the charges. So it takes time and discussion, but the church has cooperated fully in the negotiation of a settlement."
There's an existing process for refunding tithing donations?
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
"As you can imagine, when the church is asked to return tithing funds, there's an existing, careful process for doing so," LDS Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said. "In this case, that has been complicated by the fact that there was a request for the return of tithing from a family member who did not plead guilty to the charges. So it takes time and discussion, but the church has cooperated fully in the negotiation of a settlement."
There's an existing process for refunding tithing donations?
If the process is Kirton McConkie does a lengthy, expensive, cost-benefit-type analysis of the request, then yes, there is an existing process for refunding tithing donations.
Trimble, you ignorant sack of rhinoceros puss. The only thing more obvious than your lack of education is the foul stench that surrounds you.
"As you can imagine, when the church is asked to return tithing funds, there's an existing, careful process for doing so," LDS Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said. "In this case, that has been complicated by the fact that there was a request for the return of tithing from a family member who did not plead guilty to the charges. So it takes time and discussion, but the church has cooperated fully in the negotiation of a settlement."
