Author - Matt N Kim Dunlap
“Brainstorming today... first let me explain, I’m a nevermormon who left evangelical Christianity after applying the same types of criticism to my own religion that i learned from trying to break down Mormonism. here we go:
The Book of Mormon was taken up to heaven.
Jesus was taken up to heaven.
Joseph smith copied from the bible.
Matthew and Luke copied from mark.
Joseph smith was racist toward blacks & native Americans.
The New Testament authors were antisemitic.
Joseph Smith found the Book of Mormon in the ground.
King Josiah found the book of the law in the temple.
The Book of Mormon contains anachronisms.
The bible contains anachronisms.
Joseph Smith copied mistakes from the King James Bible.
New Testament authors copied mistakes from the Septuagint.
God & Jesus appeared to Joseph Smith, revealing the true gospel to him.
Jesus Christ appeared to Paul, revealing the true gospel to him.
The Book of Mormon deceitfully claims to be written by ancient authors.
Scholars almost unanimously agree that peter did not write the epistles in his name.
Archaeology contradicts the Book of Mormon narrative in North America.
Archaeology contradicts the Hebrew bible narrative of the patriarchs, judges, & kingdoms of Judah & Israel.
Joseph Smith’s doctrine and covenants were used to justify racism.
The New Testament was used to justify slavery.
The Mormon church is misogynistic.
The apostle Paul was misogynistic. the bible has a fascination with virgins.
The Mormons claim to have the one true church. aka religious bigotry.
Christians claim to know the only way to heaven (though they don’t all agree on how it works). aka religious bigotry.
The Book of Mormon has harsh words for Christians (the great and abominable church).
The New Testament has harsh words for Jews (children of the devil).
Science contradicts the Mormon doctrine of creation.
Science contradicts the Christian doctrine(s) of creation.
LDS church strongly encourages its members to avoid “Anti-Mormon” material.
Evangelicals: “worldly = evil”
There are contradictory accounts of joseph smith’s “first vision.”
There are contradictory accounts of Jesus’ birth, crucifixion, temple tantrum, healings, sayings, teachings, resurrection, ascension, itinerary, etc. (see Matthew 1 through john 20, acts 1).
Corrections / additions / deletions were made in the earliest printings of the Book of Mormon.
Corrections / additions / deletions were made in the earliest manuscripts of the New Testament.
Joseph Smith was a polygamist.
Polygamists in the bible: dozens? hundreds? many of them are prominent “faithful” men.