He Had 800 Million Views… Then Got Banned for Talking About Jesus

David Latting built a TikTok ministry with over 800 million views — then got permanently banned for inviting Muslims to follow Jesus. In this raw, deeply personal conversation, David shares the mystical experiences behind his conversion that he's never talked about publicly, his harrowing two-year crisis of faith starting at age 13, the night The Passion of the Christ broke him wide open, his evangelism among Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, and at a flea market, navigating the algorithm as an influencer without losing his soul, and why he — a Pentecostal/non-denominational evangelist — finds himself drawn to the beauty of Catholic liturgy, religion, and the question of transubstantiation. HIGHLIGHTS [00:00] Intro — David's banned TikTok ministry and what's ahead [05:48] A 13-year-old's crisis of faith: doubt, despair, and a letter opener [25:19] Watching The Passion of the Christ alone at midnight — and breaking down [35:51] "Allah is not real" — the video that got him permanently banned [42:00] Underground baptisms in Iran, Afghanistan, and Mecca [51:02] The flea market encounter that led to an 8-month friendship with a Muslim woman [1:11:00] "Religion" and "liturgy" off the naughty word list — why Gen Z is craving structure [1:28:48] If transubstantiation is true, "I have to be Catholic" ....... Sign up for The Daily Anchor to get Chris Stefanick's bite-sized reflections every morning and be entered for a chance to win a trip for two on our Pilgrimage to Beauty: https://bit.ly/4tQCXtP ........ Support the creation of this content by becoming a Missionary of Joy with a monthly gift to Real Life Catholic and get free access to 9 transformative courses: https://bit.ly/4nTHbN0 ........ The Chris Stefanick Show will soon be premiering on EWTN+ Streaming! You can start watching more great content at: EWTN.com/ondemand/ Chapters (00:00:00) - David Lading On His Conversion To Catholicism(00:01:29) - Chris Stefanick: Missionary of Joy(00:02:22) - David Ladding on Talking To Christians(00:03:54) - My Conversion to the Faith at 13(00:08:58) - Daily Inspiration(00:09:38) - The Tension of Gen Z(00:14:38) - Ex-(00:18:22) - Chris Stefanick on His Call To Ministry(00:22:05) - Married to TikTok(00:25:20) - The Passion of the Christ(00:29:21) - How 'The Right Art' Converted Me(00:32:23) - I Had A Mystical Experience On TikTok(00:35:20) - David On TikTok Getting Pulled(00:38:37) - TikTok Bans Christian Vlogger(00:42:05) - Muslims: The Unveiling of Eden is the undoing of(00:45:56) - David Brooks on Islam and His Evangelism(00:49:36) - One woman converted to Christianity after seeing a Quran(00:53:18) - What is it about the Islam message?(00:55:40) - Facebook and the Lion's Den(00:56:06) - How to Make a Video Go Viral(00:59:54) - Are You Tired Of Social Media?(01:02:08) - Social Media: The Good Side and Bad Side(01:07:10) - Pete Wentworth on Good Content(01:10:17) - Prayer for the Warfighter(01:11:20) - The Turn of the Church(01:15:11) - On Liturgy and Religious Liberty(01:17:54) - Music and the Search for Beauty(01:20:38) - The Unveiling of Iconography(01:25:13) - Separation of Catholicism and Evangelicalism(01:28:38) - on Transubstantiation and Apostolic succession(01:31:32) - Paul On The Issues Of Catholic Diets(01:34:39) - Jordan Peterson on the Tension of His Faith(01:40:19) - Understanding the Spirit of Ecumenism(01:41:19) - Michael Kuliana on Gen Z and His Conversion