The Decepto-Meter goes crazy when you bring it near the Watchtower booklet at the right!

The Decepto-Meter!
We brought each quote near the decepto-meter for a reading to determine the type of deception and how bad it was.

This symbol at the left, indicates that the source is used in the "Should you believe in the Trinity?", Watchtower booklet.

Decepto-Meter

Theology

Comment

JW

Author

Title

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

Trashes whole of Core Christianity

Abbott, Lyman

Dictionary of Religious Knowledge

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

Trashes whole of Christianity

Carpenter, Edward

The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

Trashes whole of Christianity

Durant, Will

Story of Civilization

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

Trashes whole of Christianity

Gibbon, Edward

History of Christianity

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

Washburn trashes the whole of Christianity, not just trinity: "Finally, the life, temptation, miracles, parables, and even the disciples of Jesus have been derived directly from Buddhism"

Hopkins, E. Washburn

Origin and Evolution of Religion

History of Religions

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

JW's project the false view that they would have an easier time converting Muslims to Watchtower view of God, (where they call Jesus Lord, a God, and Messiah) than Trinitarians to the Triune God. The fact that Muslims reject the resurrection of Jesus says it all!

Koran, Islamic, Muslims

Koran (Islamic)

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

Trashes whole of Christianity

Morenz, Siegfried

Egyptian Religion

Deceptive Quote

Christianity Trasher

Trashes whole of Christianity and rejects the inspiration of the Bible

Noss, John B.

Man's Religions

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

Trashes whole of Core Christianity

Reade, Winwood

The Martyrdom of Man

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

This is one of the Watchtower's Star Witnesses! Trashes whole of Core Christianity. Weigall, is a modernist and doesn't believe the Bible is God's word. He trashes 99% of what both JW's and Trinitarians believe as from Pagan origin. JW's leave the impression that Weigall would exempt JW's from his comments! In fact, Weigall specifically addresses the Watchtower/Arian/Jw view of God known as Angel-Christology, stating that "angel-Christology" is from Pagan origin!

Weigall, Arthur

The Paganism in Our Christianity

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher

It is dishonest is it to quote from Wells that trinity is pagan, when the same author trashes Jesus as our saviour,

Wells, H.G.

1. Short History of the World

2. The Outline Of History, Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind

3. God the Invisible King

Satanic Quote

Christianity Trasher: believes in Angel Christology

It is the height of satanic deception for the Jehovah's Witnesses to remove the phrase between two abutting quotes: "Jesus himself may not have claimed any of the Christological titles which the Gospels ascribe to him, not even the functional designation 'Christ'"

Rylands, John

Bulletin of The John Rylands Library

Satanic Quote

Modernist who believes in Angel Christology

Werner is a flaming modernist typical of almost all university professors of religion. But in utter deception, JW's fail to tell us that Werner labels JW's as Polytheists!

Werner, Martin

The Formation of Christian Dogma

Deceptive Quote

Christianity Trasher: Denies incarnation

Hick completely denies the incarnation, but is so liberal in his view of the Bible that not even Christadelphians, who also deny the incarnation, would want to quote from this guy!

Hick, John

The Myth of God Incarnate

Deceptive quote

Secular

Give false impression that anti-Trinitarians are exempt from comments

Alpha Encyclopedia, French

Alpha Encyclopedia, French

Satanic Quotes & False Dilemmas

Secular

extensive quoting that misleads the reader to a conclusion opposite to what Britannica actually says

Encyclopædia Britannica

Encyclopædia Britannica

Satanic Quotes & False Dilemmas

Secular

extensive quoting that misleads the reader to a conclusion opposite to what American actually says

Encyclopedia Americana

Encyclopedia Americana

Deceptive Quote

Secular

All the quote says is that one pagan (Plato) borrowed his trinity from another pagan! JW's project the false impression that the same source would exempt them from borrowing from Plato in other areas too!

Lachatre, Maurice

1. Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel (New Universal Dictionary)

2. Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique

Deceptive Quote

Secular

JW's project the false impression that ancient Babylonians would not label the Watchtower version of God as a Triad. (Father-true God, Son-a created demi-god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God)

Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology

Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology

Satanic Quote

secular

Our Islamic specialist applied the Muslim's own "hero myth test" to the Islamic religion itself and came up with a score of: 14/22! Moses scored 14/22 too! That is only one less than Christ at 15/22! Reglan never discusses Christianity in his book, but Muslims have drawn conclusions for Reglan.

Reglan, Lord

The Hero

Deceptive quote

Self-Quoting Anti-Trinitarian

For once JW's and other anti-Trinitarians have found someone who actually believes that trinity is of pagan origin, but look who they are quoting! One of their own!

Wierwille, Victor Paul

Jesus Christ is Not God

For JW's it is deceptive quoting. For Christadelphians it is self-quoting

Self-Quoting:

Christadelphian-like

Dunn labels Jw Christology as polytheism

Dunn, James D. G.

Christology in the Making

accurate quoting but, Self-quoting

Self-Quoting: Christadelphian-like

No need to misrepresent the opinions of one of their own!

Buzzard, Anthony

Who is Jesus?

Deceptive Quote

Self-Quoting: Unitarian

To quote a Unitarian theologian, as an authority to prove the pagan origin of Trinity, is about as trustworthy and believable as quoting the a Catholic Bishop to prove that Peter was the first Pope!

Lamson, Alvan

The Church of the First Three Centuries

Accurate quoting but, Self-quoting

Self-Quoting: Unitarian

To quote a Unitarian theologian, as an authority to prove the pagan origin of Trinity, is about as trustworthy and believable as quoting the a Catholic Bishop to prove that Peter was the first Pope!

Norton, Andrews

A Statement of Reasons for not believing the doctrines of Trinitarians

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

Leaves the false impression that ISBE reject trinity, that Jesus is a creature and that Trinity had no foundation in scripture, but is of pagan origin.

(ISBE) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)

Deceptive quote

Trinitarian

Gives false impression that the majority who opposed the Nicene creed believed Jesus is a creature.

Bettenson, Henry

Documents of the Christian Church

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

leaves out the comment that JW's theology is of pagan origin.

Boer, Harry R.

A Short History of the Early Church

False Dilemma

Trinitarian

Give false impression that if intimate details of trinity are not in the Bible that Jesus is a creature

Bowman, Robert M.

Why You Should Believe In The Trinity

Deceptive Quote & False Dilemma

Trinitarian

Selected quotes mislead reader to wrong conclusion & Give false impression that if intimate details of trinity are not in the Bible that Jesus is a creature

Brown, Colin

New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology

Deceptive quote & False Dilemma

Trinitarian

Too many to number here

Catholic Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Catholic Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

misleads the reader to a conclusion opposite to what source is saying

Chadwick, Henry

The Early Church

Deceptive quote & False Dilemma

Trinitarian

fails to supply critical information which misleads the reader & Give false impression that if intimate details of trinity are not in the Bible that Jesus is a creature

Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.

New Bible Dictionary

Deceptive Quote & False Dilemma

Trinitarian

Source views Logos Christology as influence by Greek paganism and an intermediate bridge between apostolic teaching and Arianism. & Creates false dilemma that if "explicit details" of trinity are not in the Bible that Jesus is a creature .

Eliade, Mircea

The Encyclopedia of Religion

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Trinitarian

Discusses Justin Martyr's interesting view that pagan similarities to Christianity were result of demonic activity.

Enslin, Morton Scott

Christian Beginnings

Deceptive quote & False Dilemma

Trinitarian

They project the false impression that Fortman either rejects trinity, or that he is willing to accept trinity without any Bible support for the doctrine.

Fortman, Edmund

The Triune God

Deceptive quote

Trinitarian

Gives false impression that the majority who opposed the Nicene creed believed Jesus is a creature and portray Constantine as practically the author of the Nicene Creed.

Frend, W.H.C.

The Rise of Christianity

Deceptive quote

Trinitarian

Gives false impression that the majority of top scholars and the author adopt the "Plural of Majesty" view of Gen 1:26

Girdlestone, R. B.

Synonyms of the Old Testament

Deceptive quote

Trinitarian

Gives false impression that author has no Biblical basis for believing in the divinity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit (Biblical trinity)

Grant, Robert M.

Gods and the One God

False Dilemma

Trinitarian

Creates a false dilemma in the mind of the reader by projecting the false illusion that if Jesus is subordinate to the Father, that he cannot be God!

Hanson, R. P. C.

The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God

Deceptive quote

Trinitarian

The Watchtower extracts an isolated quote in the midst of a complicated theological discussion far above the head of most JW's, then proceed to make it say the exact opposite to what the author is really saying!

Harnack, Adolf

Outlines of the History of Dogma

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

Quote only the first of several meaning of Spirit (wind/power) in order to prove the Holy Spirit is nothing but hot air!

Harris, R. Laird

Theological Workbook of the Old Testament

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

Misrepresents what Hase actually says.

Hase, Charles

A History of the Christian Church

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

Fails to inform the reader that the Egyptians would label JW's as trinitarians, seeing little difference with their "trinity of Osiris, Isis, and Horus, constituting a divine family of father and son."

Hastings, James

Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

Quote is used to project the false impression that Constantine is the one who ushered the "pagan Trinity Doctrine" into the church. A careful reading of the quote shows that is not what the author is saying!

Henderson and Buck

Theological Dictionary

Deceptive Quote & False Dilemma

Trinitarian

Although Henderson correctly says that the "Nicene concept of Trinity" is not in the Bible, he would say that early Christians and the scriptures clearly taught that Jesus was both pre-existent and fully divine!

Henderson, Ian

Encyclopedia International

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

JW's and Christadelphians should be spanked for quoting Hislop as saying trinity came from the Pagans! Hislop's actual view is that God revealed Himself as Trinity from the beginning to the patriarchs calling trinity "original patriarchal faith" and that the pagans corrupted it!

Hislop, Alexander

The Two Babylons

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

Misleads the reader into thinking that Hodder denies that trinity is scripture based. As Hodder says "Although Scripture does not give us a formulated doctrine of the Trinity, it contains all the elements out of which theology has constructed the doctrine." (i.e. the deity of Christ and personality of the Holy Spirit)

Hodder and Stoughton

Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Satanic Quote

Trinitarian

JW's Quote Kelly in such a way as to leave the impression that he is not a trinitarian or one with no Bible basis.

Kelly, J.N.D.

Early Christian Doctrines

Satanic Quote

Trinitarian

JW's Quote Kittel in such a way as to leave the impression that he is not a trinitarian or one with no Bible basis.

Kittel, Gerhard

Theological Dictionary of the New Testament

Satanic Quote

Trinitarian

JW's quote Kung, and project the false view that they would have an easier time converting Muslims to Watchtower view of God, (where they call Jesus Lord, a God, and Messiah) than Trinitarians to the Triune God. They failed to tell you this that Kung said: "the decisive Christian objection was that Islam denied the two basic, interconnected dogmas of Christianity; the Trinity and the Incarnation".

Kung, Hans

Christianity and the World Religions

Satanic Quote

Trinitarian

First the Watchtower leaves the reader with the false impression that Lohse believes that trinity originated with the pagans and has no scriptural basis. Second, the Watchtower, through a series of deceptive quotes, irresponsibly portrays Constantine as a faithless sun-god pagan idol worshipper with no understanding of Christianity who single-handedly introduces trinity to Christianity from the pagans and is almost the author of the Nicene creed.

Lohse, Bernard

A Short History of Christian Doctrine

Satanic Quote

Trinitarian

The watchtower quotes in such a highly selective way, that the reader is left with the opposite impression of the source.

McClintock and Strong

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

The Watchtower takes little bits of McKenzie's comments on Jn 1:1 (a god) and leaves the false impression in the mind of the reader that McKenzie agreed with the JW's mistranslation.

McKenzie, John L.

Dictionary of the Bible

Satanic Quote

Trinitarian

Anti-trinitarians selective quote in such a way to mislead to reader into a conclusion that is opposite to what the text is saying!

Metzger and Coogan

Oxford Companion to the Bible

False Dilemma

Trinitarian

anti-Trinitarians create a false dilemma by projecting the false impression in the mind of the reader that if the "Formulated trinity doctrine" (of the Athanasius creed) is not in the Bible that Jesus is a creature and the Holy Spirit is electricity!

Muller, James Arthur

Creeds and Loyalty

Deceptive Quote

Trinitarian

It is deceptive to deliberately misrepresent Newman to say that trinity is pagan origin, when in the same breath Newman also says that incarnation, angles, demons, divine kingdom and new birth are also of pagan origin. In Fact Newman doesn't believe any of these things originated with Pagans!

Newman, John Henry

Development of Christian Doctrine

Deceptive quote

Trinitarian

The Watchtower deliberately misleads the readers to the wrong conclusion that Philip Schaff, believes the origin of trinity is from the "pagan doctrines" of Plato! Schaff openly states in the that trinity has its origin in the scripture.

Schaff, Philip

History of the Christian Church and New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia

Deceptive quote

Trinitarian

Apart from misleading the reader of the sources true meaning, according to anti-Trinitarian logic, a wife is a lesser class of being than her husband because she is subordinate to him!

Schneider, J.

Theologisches Begriffslexikon zum Neuen Testament

Satanic Quote

Trinitarian

Wierwille deceptively leaves the impression that according to Storr, Luther was a closet anti-trinitarian!

Storr, G. C. & Flatt

Biblical Theology

Deceptive quote

Trinitarian

Anti-Trinitarians are setting up a false dilemma in the mind of the reader in that they project the false idea that if God (Jesus) becomes man through incarnation, and is subject to any type of development, that Jesus is no longer God or never was God.

Taylor, Vincent

1. The person of Christ in NT teaching

2. The Expository Times, magazine

Satanic Quote

Trinitarian

The quote is from a handwritten note in a book that was supposed to be Thayer's personal copy in his library, but contradicts what Thayer actually published.

Thayer, Joseph H.

Greek-English Lexicon

Deceptive quote

Trinitarian

The selective quoting gives the false impression of what both the author is saying and the facts of history.

Woodrow, Ralph

Babylon Mystery Religion

Satanic Quote

World Religion: Hindu

Parthasarathy is a Hindu who would review the Watchtower concept of God and label all JW's as trinitarian!

Parthasarathy, A.

The Symbolism of Hindu Gods and Rituals

False Dilemma

World Religion: Jewish Rabbi

JW's project the false view that they would have an easier time converting Jews to Watchtower view of God, (where they call Jesus Lord, a God, and Messiah) than Trinitarians to the Triune God.

Hertz, J. H.

The Pentateuch and Haftorahs

Deceptive Quote

World Religion: Jewish Rabbi

JW's project the false impression that Jews are more easily converted to the Watchtower view of Jesus than the Trinitarian view because of the deity of Jesus.

Jocz, Jacob

The Jewish People and Jesus Christ