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Confronting the
New Mormon Threat
Why Catholics are easy targets
for Mormon evangelists—
and what we can do to keep Catholics Catholic.
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The Mormon church has been in the news a lot recently. The head of the church, styled its “prophet,” recently died. Many dignitaries attended his funeral, including a major political candidate whose Mormonism has been discussed a lot these last few months.
Mormon evangelists have been taking advantage of their church being in the headlines. They have been doing their best to invite Americans to take a closer look at their religion.
Many people have been doing just that—especially Catholics. In fact, in recent years the majority of converts to Mormonism have been Catholics.
It makes sense, when you think about it.
Catholics are targeted by Mormons because many Catholics can be swayed easily by Mormon arguments. That’s because many Catholics don’t know their own faith.
In a way, you can’t blame the Mormons. Targeting Catholics has worked for them, so why shouldn’t they keep their evangelizing focus on Catholics?
What Catholics Don’t Know Can Hurt Them
Think the Mormons are just a group of nice folks who uphold family values, clean living, and American patriotism? Think ag ain.
Think the Mormons are just a slightly eccentric offshoot of traditional Protestant Christianity? Think again.
Think Mormons are actually Christian, accepting the core doctrines of Christianity? Think again!
The truth is that Mormonism is far different from what most people think it is.
If asked, most Catholics would not be able to explain what Mormons believe. Nor do they have a clue what is wrong with Mormonism.
Therein lies the danger—especially today, as Mormonism is enjoying a resurgence in popularity and interest, largely because of recent news coverage.
But the news media aren’t providing useful information about Mormonism.
This worries me—because, as I said, the majority of converts to Mormonism are ill-informed Catholics who are highly vulnerable to Mormon proselytizing.
That’s why Catholic Answers is trying to head off a potential disaster among Catholics.
And we’re going to need your help to make this new project successful.
Here’s what it’s all about …
What Mormons Really Believe
There are many problems with the Mormon religion. In fact, the problems are so numerous, we had to write a special report just to explain and refute them all.
It’s this powerful, eye-opening report that we need to get into the hands of as many Catholics as possible—as quickly as possible—before the Mormon juggernaut picks up more speed and takes in tens of thousands of our fellow Catholics.
This report was written by our director of apologetics, Jimmy Akin, who has done a masterful job of clearly explaining Mormon beliefs … making sense of them … and then charitably refuting them, one by one.
Let me give you a glimpse of what you’ll learn when you read this breakthrough report—and you’ll see why it’s “must reading” for every Catholic in America today …
• Do Mormons really believe they can become the “god” of their own planet?
• Why Mormons claim the Catholic Church is a “church of Satan”—teaching a false gospel.
• Why Mormons believe God the Father was once a human—and became the “god” of planet Earth.
• Do Mormons believe there is more than one “God”?
• How the Book of Mormon itself contradicts core Mormon beliefs and practices.
• What Mormons believe about the Eucharist—it’s not what Catholics believe.
• What goes on inside their mysterious, no-visitors-allowed temples.
• Does the Mormon church approve of divorce and abortion? (The answer will disappoint pro-lifers!)
• Who are the leaders of the Mormon church?
• Do Mormons believe black people are “cursed”?
• Is Mormon baptism valid? What Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, said.
• How Mormons try to convert Catholics to Mormonism—successfully.
• How did Joseph Smith translate the “golden plates”—and why did no one else ever get to see them?
• Mormon doctrines have changed—often.
• Did Joseph Smith develop his teaching on polygamy only after betraying his wife?
• Joseph Smith: the “martyr” who died in a gunfight, shooting at people.
• Mormons dropped some of their unpopular teachings in order to clean up their public image and appeal to more Americans.
• Joseph Smith’s background before he started the Mormon church—and how this affect his credibility
• The psychological and emotional elements that attract people to Mormonism.
All this—and much more—is covered in Jimmy Akin’s new special report. We will send it to you with our compliments when you help us with our project to distribute it nationwide.
You see, the new Mormon threat is more serious than ever before.
With all the talk in the media about Mormonism, more and more people are curious about Mormonism and are visiting Mormon web sites.
But these web sites are deceptive. They do not explain the true beliefs of Mormonism. They try to convince readers that Mormonism is a Christian faith—in fact, the true Christian faith!
As one Mormon web site put it, “Mormonism is the religion most consistent with biblical Christianity. We do not apologize for our beliefs. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the only true Christian church on the face of the earth.”
The problem is … people fall for it—especially Catholics.
In fact, Mormons count Catholics as their main target.
Over half of the current converts to Mormonism are Catholics.
Mormons target Catholics who don’t know their faith.
Sadly, that’s the majority of our fellow Catholics. They’ve been nearly defenseless against Mormon propaganda.
Until now.
With our new special report on Mormonism, we can “inoculate” Catholics from the half-truths and skewed history presented by Mormon missionaries.
By getting this report into the hands of Catholics all across America, we can bolster the faith of Catholics and keep them from leaving the Church.
But an ambitious project like this requires significant funds from generous supporters like you.
We are dependent on you for financial support.
That’s why I’m hoping you’ll support Catholic Answers’ new project to expose the errors of Mormonism.
We want to give parish priests the materials they need so they can educate their parishioners—and can keep their Catholics Catholic.
We estimate that the cost of this project—to print and distribute this report to thousands of parishes nationwide—will be approximately $140,000.
We simply don’t have that much money right now. In fact, we don’t really have any of it.
And yet, this project is crying out for our attention.
That’s why I’m hoping you’ll be able to send us a special gift of $35 or more to get this project off the ground.
In return for your gift, we’ll send you a set of these special reports to distribute to your friends, family, and Mormon acquaintances.
For $35, we’ll send you 5 copies of our special report.
For $75, we’ll send you 10 copies.
For $150 or more, we’ll send you 15 copies.
This way, you can be directly involved in this project. First, with your donation, by helping us get tens of thousands of copies distributed nationwide, where they’re needed most. And second, by doing your own distribution in your local area.
Click here to make your donation to this very important project.
In case you’re not sure if Mormonism is really as big a threat as I’m saying it is, let me leave you with these statistics about the growth of this novel religion …
Facts about the Mormon Threat
FACT: In 1984, sociologist Rodney Stark predicted that the Mormon church would grow at a rate of 30%–50% per decade for the next several decades, reaching from 70 million to possibly as high as 280 million members by the year 2080. He said it would be “the first new major world religion since Islam.”
Indeed, from 1984 to 2000, the church actually grew at an average rate of 52% per decade, outpacing the upper bound on Stark’s prediction.
FACT: When Mormon missionaries make their first contact with a person in the home of a Mormon friend or relative, a conversion will result 50% of the time.
FACT: Each year, the Mormon church baptizes 300,000 converts. (That’s 800 a day—or another million every three years.) Half are former Catholics.
The time to act is now—or we risk losing many Catholics to the Mormon faith in the decade ahead.
Simply put, we must not allow false teachers to mislead Catholics.
Yet that’s exactly what Mormon theology is doing, even as you read this letter.
Won’t you please make a special sacrifice and send your gift of $35 … $75 … or perhaps $150 or more today for this important project and all the good works of Catholic Answers?
May God bless you for all you do in defense of the faith!
Sincerely in Christ,
Karl Keating
President
P.S. The Mormon religion is not what is styles itself to be. Even our Protestant brethren agree that Mormonism is non-Christian. And yet, Mormonism is flourishing in America.
Mormons especially target poorly-catechized Catholics. (Worldwide, Catholics make up half the converts to Mormonism.)
This should not continue. Please send your most generous gift of $35 ... $75 ... even $150 or more so Catholic Answers can help keep Catholics Catholic.
Time is of the essence. Please let us hear from you today!
Click here to donate now . . . and receive your special reports to distribute to your friends, family, and Mormon acquaintances.
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