I want to share with you one of the most outrageous and absurd claims I’ve ever encountered from a defender of the Mormon faith. In a recent post, Colton Miller argues that if Joseph Smith is a false prophet due to unfulfilled prophecies, then the same reasoning would apply to Jesus. He references Matthew 24:34, […]
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In this post, I want to address the claims that some scholars and LDS members make to suggest there are strong shreds of evidence of preexisting indigenous populations in the book of Mormon. In this rebuttal, I will address this Sun Stone article, “DNA Strands In The Book of Mormon” By Blake T. Ostler. In
Featured Art: “Abraham Adolf Behrman, A Reading Rabbi “ Many Christians have argued that the Talmud discusses Jesus in a polemical manner. Several passages in the Talmud seem to suggest that Jesus was a false prophet or a heretical figure, and these claims have been widely debated. In this post, I want to explore these Talmudic
Featured Art: Joseph the Prophet Addressing the Lamanites.” Lithograph by H. R. Robinson, 1844. Image from Church History Library, Salt Lake City. LDS Teachings on the Ancestry of Native Americans: Who Are The Lamanites? One important aspect of the LDS Church’s history is the doctrine of The Book of Mormon. For those unfamiliar, Joseph Smith
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The Catholic Church did not establish an infallible canon of Scripture until the Council of Trent in 1546, a decision shaped significantly by the Protestant Reformation. Importantly, this infallible canon aligns precisely with the earlier determinations made by the Councils of Rome, Carthage, and Hippo. Prior to Trent, councils such as Hippo (393) and Carthage
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Featured Art : “Solomon’s Idolatry” by Frans Francken the Younger, a depiction of King Solomon worshipping foreign gods, influenced by his foreign wives, as described in the Book of 1 Kings 11:1-8. What Is Idolatry? Idolatry is the practice of ascribing divine qualities or ultimate worth to things or beings that are not God. This
One video I’d like to respond to is from Gavin Ortlund from Truth Unites, titled, “Why Mary’s Assumption is Indefensible”, you can find the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skuBFLns8WA In around the 41:00-44:00 minute marks of the video, Gavin introduces ” The Relative Clause Argument” in the
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Many Christians and Biblical scholars have challenged the notion of Catholicism’s “Sacred Tradition “ and brought forth compelling arguments from history to demonstrate that the earliest Christians held true that sacred scripture was the final authority. The Evidence Goes Something Like This… Source: https://carm.org/ecf-quotes-by-topic/early-church-fathers-quotes-on-scripture-alone-is-final-authority/ Protestants will point to the quotes above and similar ones, to claim
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The Biblical Case Against Mary’s Perpetual Virginity. A main argument against Mary’s perpetual virginity is found in Matthew 1:24-25, where the word “until” is used. This argument suggests that Mary was a virgin “until” she gave birth to Jesus, implying that her virginity was not a permanent state. Advocates of this view argue that the
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A recent post from a Twitter or “X” evangelical Christian named Indiana Brunner recently got popular. This individual and I communicated for several months on the subject of Catholicism, however recently he blocked me and has posted some insane anti-catholic positions. I thought I’d shed some light on some of his arguments and explain why
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