(June 2, 2012 at 10:48 pm)Drich Wrote:(June 2, 2012 at 10:35 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: So, it's your position that xtianity isn't actually a monotheistic religion, seeing that it has three deities?
mon·o·the·ism
[mon-uh-thee-iz-uhm] Show IPA
noun
the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
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Again their is only one God. God being a title and not a name.
I see where you're coming from, but I find that explanation to be ripe with special pleading and more than a little ad hoc. I'm not particularly interested in debating the issue, just in making an observation. Consider that recognition that we aren't likely to see eye to eye on the topic.
In closing, I'll offer this from the same source you used (remembering that you made reference to three deities):
deity
[dee-i-tee] Origin
de·i·ty
[dee-i-tee] Show IPA
noun, plural de·i·ties.
1.
a god or goddess.
2.
divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity.
3.
the estate or rank of a god: The king attained deity after his death.
4.
a person or thing revered as a god or goddess: a society in which money is the only deity.
5.
the Deity, God; Supreme Being.