John Dehlin posted this:
What caused you to lose your Mormon faith? In 5 minutes or less.
open.substack.com/pub/johndehlin
Some responses:
Have you ever interviewed someone who left the church and then came back because they realized they made a mistake?
The final act of any disgraced “thought leader” is to come on this app with an engagement-bait campaign.
Once you see that, you know their descent into complete irrelevance is underway.
I left for 25 years. Stupidest thing I could have done. I came back 13 years ago. Best thing I could have done. It's sad that you are stuck in this doom loop.
Being lied to by critics of the church. Once I understood their game, I returned to faith and have never looked back.
I watched a video where you denigrated and lied about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and suddenly I was like "wow...his lies totally made me lose my faith in Christ"....
Nah...there's nothing you could say or have said that would weaken my witness of the truth presented to me by the Holy Ghost through a sure witness and my own intellectual inquiry. Sadly the LDSX community is so engaged that this post will likely make you a few bucks...which I suppose is the goal. I wish that you'd turn away from your hateful ways and realize you left one of the most important relationships you ever had...for the sake of what? Money?
Hey John, I left the church in 2020. I removed my name voluntarily. I trusted people like you and was part of the Ex-Mormon community. You lied to me. The church is true. There’s only hope in Christ, and thankful I rejoined the church this year. You have nothing to offer except resentment and a constant need to keep up with every little thing the church does. Search your own heart, there’s something missing that you cannot quench which is why you still post obsessively about the church. Deep down, you know God is real. Deep down you know Jesus is Lord. Deep down you know Jesus restored His church through the prophet Joseph Smith. Let go of the resentment and embrace peace. Quit fighting what you know to be true. I’m a living witness that once you stop fighting and lay down your pride, true joy exudes!!
