While its flag incorporates Christian, Jewish and Islamic symbols, DoM sponsors no established church or formally constituted religion.ĭoM also claims Jerusalem as its "homeland." The claim is based on the Biblical legend of Melchizedek, who is said to have been priest-king of Salem. Supporters of DoM assert that it is an "ecclesiastical sovereignty," similar to Vatican City. A former law enforcement officer, McDonald soon announced the younger Pedley's departure from government service. In July 2003, the DoM elected its first post-Pedley administration, that brought Richard James McDonald to the Presidency. Two separate regimes have ruled the micronation since the days of the Pedleys, with no reports of illegality. The elder Pedley is now reportedly deceased, while the younger no longer has any association with the DoM. During the 1980s the Pedleys were convicted and imprisoned for multiple various land and share-related frauds.
The Pedleys have published a translation of the Bible known as the Melchizedek Bible (see below). The latter also uses a number of pseudonyms, including "Tzemach Ben David Netzer Korem" and "Branch Vinedresser" (which is a rough English translation of the Hebrew). The DoM was created in 1986 by Evan David Pedley and his son, Mark Logan Pedley. 3 Past Claims of Fraud linked to the Dominion of Melchizedek.
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