Hampton - The Moorish Science Temple of America has denounced a group bearing the same name that gained attention last week for announcing it was taking possession of a house being sold for $645,000 in Hampton.
Ra Saadi El, who identified himself Monday as the supreme minister of the Moorish Science Temple of America, said the people attempting to claim the house in Hampton are "in disguise" and not legitimately affiliated with the religious organization. Speaking from his office in Atlanta, Saadi El spoke out against people in various U.S. cities whom he characterized as attempting to circumvent U.S. law by claiming citizenship within the Moorish Science Temple.
"The Moorish Science Temple is about people who are law-abiding citizens," Saadi El said. "If these people took this house and claimed they owned the land because of some imaginary trust, then they are trespassing. This would be a fraudulent act perpetrated in the name of our organization."
