Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. Since it is not possible in their mind for the book to be wrong, the one who prayed must have done something wrong. Freedom of religion is the foundation upon which a democracy is built. They have the mongoloid blue spot, specific blood traits, and their facial features are of typical asian origin, not semitic at all. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of. Highlights several false prophecies by joseph smith and brigham young, which by the bibles definition, makes them false prophets. Mormons wont tell you that the reason the book of mormon has no maps is because there is not one scrap of archaeological evidence to support it. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints affirms that the book of mormon is a volume of sacred scripture comparable to the bible. The mormon artifact collection reveals artifact proof the jaredites were the first african americans the book of mormon mainly its book of ether describes the jaredites as the descendants of jared and his brother, who lived at the time of the tower of babel. And, with more study, the books sturdiness and richness and the remarkable accomplishment of its translator, the prophet joseph smith, become more apparent. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named moroni, who identified himself to smith as a native. Centuries later, according to the scripture, jesus appeared to the nephites in the same region after his resurrection. Book of mormon readers are well aware of a tribal group who claimed to descend from a son of king zedekiah named mulek.
As an active and lifetime member we crave validation, proof that our world and our religion is true. A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. If you dont know about these things, you can find them on the fairmormon website, and many other websites such as book of mormon central and interpreter. Why does the mormon church still teach that joseph smith was a true prophet of god after he made a false prophecy about a temple being. Two of the most prevalent claims for the book of mormon are, there is much archaeological proof to the book of mormon, and the american indians are descendants of israelites who came to america as described in the book of mormon. Freedom is never easy to obtain and should never be taken for granted. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. Evidence of chiasmus, psalms, and other hebraisms throughout the book of mormon, particularly in 2 nephi chapter 4 and alma 36. Mormons wont tell you that the state of utah, which is predominately mormon, has a higher than the national average of. The book of mormon had been right to say that domesticated barley existed in precolumbian times, and the critics had been wrong, for more than 150 years. Non mormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. Freedom of religion is the foundation of democracy. There are some serios problems with the book of mormon that the lds church cannot adequately explain.
Quick, tell me why all the evidence in harry potter is wrong. It is interesting to look at criticisms people made of. Dna samples taken from modern american indians show no connection to the dna of the peoples of the middle east. The book of mormon also makes a strong point for gods spiritual and eternal unity see alma 11. If the book of mormon is true, then joseph smith was a prophet. Dna science challenges lds history christian research. While mormon scholars admit valid challenges to mormonism from archaeology and the book of abraham, they say the evidences of mormonisms truthfulness is the book of mormon itself, gods confirmation in your spirit, and the number of changed lives. Nonmormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. The mormon no longer needs to prove the book of mormon true. This claim, as well as all claims to historical authenticity of the book of mormon, are rejected by nonlatter day saint historians and scientists.
This must mean that amerindians are not descended from book of mormon peoples, and the book of mormon is false. Dear mormons, you dont know the book of mormon is true. Many members of the latter day saint movement claim historical authenticity of the book of mormon. If joseph smith was a prophet, then the church of jesus christ of latter day saints is the same church that christ established while he was on the earth. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. How the book of mormon gives us examples of good and bad. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The 1st rule of book of mormon evidence there is no. To prove my point, ask your mormon acquaintance if heshe will renounce joseph smith and the lds church if you were to pray about the book of mormon and, as a result, felt that god told you it was not scripture. A logical proof that mormonism is false by matt slick mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world, mormon doctrine by bruce mcconkie, p. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. When people say they believe in the bibles or the book of mormon s claims, they are simply expressing personal convictions, not belief based on objective evidence. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. If the book of mormon offers us any examples, its this.
No evidence indicates that these items existed during book of mormon times. If the book of mormon is false, joseph smith was not a prophet. The book of mormon is further undermined by the fact that there is no evidence of a semitichieroglyphicdemotic hybrid script called reformed egyptian in the text or a spoken hebrew dialect ever being used by pre or postcolumbian natives of north or south america. Why doesnt the art which is abundant of the supposed book of mormon cultures portray the existence of metallurgical products or.
According to the book of mormon, they fled across the ocean on unique barges and established an ancient civilization in the americas. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of. The book of mormon is provably wrong, because it talks of horses in the americas at a time when there were no horses, as well as talking of great civilisations that have left no trace for. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of honest mormons have discovered that this claim simply is not true. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. For example, critics of mormonism have shown convincing proof that the book of mormon is a synthesis of earlier works written by other men, of the vivid imaginings of joseph smith, and of plagiarisms from the king james bible. There is no evidence that the lord of the rings didnt happen.
They claim that in 1827 joseph smith unearthed near palmya, new york, the book of mormon on golden plates written by the peoples. Bible life ministries absolute proof mormon doctrine is. Serious study of the book of mormon by latterday saints is flourishing today as never before. Tell me why all the evidence in the book of mormon. Another early work of smith is the lectures on faith183435. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. But the atheist did not make a simple statement that the book was not true. Three difficult questions for mormons catholic answers. Joseph smith claimed he had a visit from god the father and his son jesus christ in 1820.
When talking to mormons, expect to hear them say, i know the book. By contrast, the evidence shows that the book of mormon is not translated from ancient scriptures but is a nineteenthcentury fiction. In fact, the first articles criticizing the book of mormon appeared before it was even published. If the modern examples arent enough proof, the book of mormon offers many more. Thousands of mormons left the church as the result of this discovery, while thousands more are completely unaware of this important piece of evidence. Provides concrete evidence disproving the book of abraham, demonstrating that joseph smith was a false prophet. Did i miss the chapters about global warming, polygamy in this life and the next oh yeahit was forbidden, gay people trying their hardest to be active latterday saints, heavenly mother, the president packercondemned movement of feminism, or coping with the church building a 1. In fact, several mormon organizations have been founded in order to prove. I think i have proof that mormonism is not true youtube. Mormon prooftexts from the bible christian research.
The opponents of the historicity of the book of mormon must prove that the people whose religious life it records did not live anywhere in the americas. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. Facts in the bible to prove the mormon church wrong. Evidence from history, archaeology, and other fields of study prove that the bible is a collection of ancient writings and confirm much of its historical claims. Proof that the book of mormon is true, excerpt from. Most, but not all, mormons hold the books connection to. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible. It might be the funniest thing in the world to me when someone tells me with absolute certainty that the book of mormon isnt true after having admitted never actually reading the book themselves. Leaving a community isnt easy, but a subreddit and makes the process of leaving the mormon church officially the church. When you think of historical proof, archaeology tends to be the foremost details needed to prove a culture or story indeed existed, sadly the book of mormon lacks these crucial proofs and.
The criticism of the mormon church is the following. Proof the book of mormon isnt true the book of mormon contradicts the bible and was actually a work of fiction written by joseph smith in the 1800s, who copied much of it from the king james version, trying to make it look like an ancient manuscript. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book history of the church, vol. Mormon scientist jeff lindsay wrote, for the book of mormon, it now appears that a nineteenthcentury assumption that many leaders and members of the church made about the text is incorrect. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon to be false. You say that the book of mormon was written for our day. You can also believe the book of mormon is not literal history and be a member in good standing. The false translation of the book of abraham, therefore, casts serious doubt on the book of mormon as well, forever debilitating josephs claim he was a true, inspired prophet of god. Also the book of abraham says that the black race was preserved through the flood by hams marriage to a black wife. The book of mormon contains the writings of several groups who came to the americas, including a family who left. The book of mormon teaches that indians originated from these jewish settlers.
And he used the word steel as proof positive that the book of mormon has been utterly discredited. There is continual evidence that the first mormon leader taught a form of bitheism. Problems with the book of mormon catholic answers catholic. In an essay titled does the dna evidence refute the book of mormon. For example, no one can prove by the bible that there is only one heaven, or even any heaven at all. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american. Share this video so that more people can be set free from the tangled lies of joseph smith. The above donut chart shows percentages of the book of abraham section of letter to a ces director that fairmormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on if one assumes that fairmormons undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, fairmormon agrees with 90. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. The book of mormon is a book of scripture similar to the bible.
The book of abraham was not translated, it was fabricated. Proof that the book of mormon is true book of mormon facts. Mormonism teaches to investigators and followers alike that the correct interpretation of this passage is that, the sticks are really scrolls, the stick of judah is the bible, the stick of joseph is the book of mormon, the joining of these sticks mean the joining of the two writings, the bible and the book of mormon. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. Quitmormon and the tricky process of leaving the church the verge. The book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints, mormons, have the book of mormon, the doctrine and covenants, and the pearl of great price as the foundations of their faith. Many a learned person has asked the same thing about the bible or even the existence of god.
Tell me why all the evidence in the book of mormon is wrong. Another way of explaining the strength of the positive position on the historicity of the book of mormon is to point out that we who are its proponents are content with a standoff on this question. The book of mormon is not supported by any linguistic evidence. Metallurgy does not appear in the region until about the 9th century a. No global flood of noah proves the church is false. Mormon beliefs are also shown to contradict both the bible and the book of mormon.
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