Mark Siemen

@BibleInContext1 And your point is….

Catholics want you to believe there is a sort of revival happening in the Catholic Church with an abnormally large amount of conversions happening! What they fail to tell you is: “Catholicism has one of the largest net losses of any religion in the U.S. 13% of all U.S. adults are former Catholics Catholics have experienced the greatest net losses due to switching. About three-in-ten U.S. adults (30.2%) say they were raised Catholic. But 43% of the people raised Catholic no longer identify as Catholic, meaning that 12.8% of all U.S. adults are former Catholics. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ledger, 1.5% of U.S. adults have become Catholics after being raised another way. Overall, 18.9% of U.S. adults currently identify as Catholics, according to the new RLS. For Catholics, retention rates tend to be significantly lower than for other faiths, reasons given by former Catholics for walking away were clergy and religious leader scandals (39%) and dissatisfaction with church teachings on social and political issues (37%). Another 35% of former Catholics pointed to a gradual drifting away from their religion -- slightly less than the report's overall share of 38%. Equal shares of former Catholics said that their religion "just wasn't important" in their lives (36%) or that their spiritual needs were not being met (36%).” ***Data is quoted from the Pew Research Center & from the DetroitCatholic.com referencing the new study from Pew Research Center released Dec. 15, 2025 What’s really happening is that Roman Catholicism has a superficial lure promising structure and nostalgia, but once the short-lived experiences fade away these young converts seek truth and fulfillment elsewhere.

@WhtPrl95 @GuyInco15542744 That’s a general Christian claim. Try again

@wingsnut86 @GuyInco15542744 LDS doctrine claims Jesus is the eternal God, creator of the heavens and earth, that he lived, died on the cross, and rose on the third day. I think that is in the Bible as well, which would be pro LDS

It’s always amazing to me how anyone thinks the Book of Hebrews, one of the most pro LDS books in the New Testament somehow hurts the church.

@CherylSchatz It’s not symbolic, no early Christian treats it as symbolic, scripture doesn’t treat it as symbolic

Why the Lord's supper is symbolic. He has good points.

@stefeskander @MattTestifies Literally time and time again it’s been disproven lol

@wingsnut86 @MattTestifies No one has disproven the Book of Mormon yet.

Book of Mormon is fan fiction Alright then explain why this so-called fan fiction spends page after page doing what shallow religious takes almost never do teaching repentance defending covenant authority clarifying baptism exalting Jesus Christ warning of apostasy and inviting every reader to ask God for revelation That is not cope lit. That is a prophetic text making demands.

@needGod_net Incorrect. I can be given something, and have done nothing to be given, but I can lose it. If I gave you something and you let go of it you’ve lost it. But didn absolutely nothing to earn it

Those who say: “We don’t earn our salvation, BUT we must be obedient enough to keep it” are contradicting themselves. Obedience is just a result.

@BibleInContext1 Sola Scriptura is a man made belief

Well, for starters, your first mistake is assuming that Sola Scriptura denies the importance of any and all tradition. How can you Catholics still be so ignorant as to the actual definition of sola scriptura? Sola Scriptura does not deny the usefulness of tradition, instead it teaches that the scripture is the final and absolute authority on all spiritual truth and matters of faith.

@cam182411 Just a suspension in reality and ignoring of facts

The theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the most cohesive of all religions. No philosophy, metaphysics, or “mysteries” needed.

@RandomLDS Which proves some will go not apostasy not the entire Church ergo see my last comment

@wingsnut86 And ergo my comment.

If the gospel can never be lost or restored, why did Paul spend his whole ministry fighting apostasy?

@stefeskander @MattTestifies Making claims that are in the Bible doesn’t make your book divinely inspired, just means your copying the Bible

@wingsnut86 @MattTestifies You compared the Book of Mormon to the Quran. As if it’s basically the same claim- divine revelation. But the Quran doesn’t teach the same things about Jesus Christ. The same teachings that are in the Bible. So comparing the two isn’t remotely comparable.

@RandomLDS See my above comment.

@wingsnut86 LOL. I guess someone forgot to tell Paul that: “For that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first.” (2 Thessalonians 2:3)🤣

@BibleInContext1 We believe Christ has the power to change the bread like he said.

Millions of Catholics today believe that a priest has the power… to bring Christ down from heaven… to offer Him again… and again… on an altar. But Scripture says Christ was offered once for all. Jesus said, “It is finished.” Realize that the idolatry of the Eucharist cannot exist… without the blasphemy of the Mass. So today we’re going to open the Bible… and look at what Catholicism actually teaches… and test everything… against the Word of God. Because this is not a small error… this is the difference between true worship… and idolatry. Watch the full video at Philippians 1:9 Ministries! #catholic

@Toneskeee They reject Christ, they sin, they turn from God etc.

@wingsnut86 Then why are some going to hell?

Christ's death on the cross was intentionally designed to atone for the sins of the elect only, who are those unconditionally chosen by God for salvation rather than for every individual human being. The atonement was not merely sufficient for all but actually effective and purposeful in securing the salvation of God's chosen people.

@stefeskander @MattTestifies Not in the least bit. I can take true things that are divinely inspired and put them in a book that doesn’t make the book divinely inspired. So your question has zero relevance to whether or not the BOM is true.

@wingsnut86 @MattTestifies It’s exactly the subject.

@stefeskander @MattTestifies Unrelated stick to the subject

@wingsnut86 @MattTestifies Do you believe that Jesus Christ suffered and died for our sins, and rose on the third day, which means we will all be resurrected some day?

@Toneskeee Of course she is.

Mary’s not the Coredemptrix.

@IndianaBrunner What was written were? What was written when? When did this apply? Right when it was written? If that’s the case nothing after is binding. I’ve never heard a good explanation of how this proves sola Scriptura. Nor do I know of any serious scholar who thinks it proves it.

I’ve still never heard a good explanation for this verse from those who reject Sola Scriptura. “I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.” (1 Corinthians 4:6)

@BibleInContext1 Well we Dan know for certainty that the two of you are wrong, a known liar and someone spreading and using the others lies.

The Truth About the Eucharist That Catholics Don't Want You to See youtu.be/pdVV8Bm_Duk