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branded them and their followers as unbelievers, heretics, or enemies of the
faith. Some were exiled, and others were hanged or burnt alive by the
Inquisition's courts. Yet this did not reduce their numbers or prevent the
spread of their ideas. Nonetheless, the proponents of the trinity were al-
ways in the majority.
Even impartial researchers have determined that true Christianity is
that muwahhid (monotheistic) Christianity that was oppressed during

Europe's Dark and Middle Ages. Many Biblical scholars, especially those
beginning with the eighteenth century, have concluded that the trinity,
atonement for sins, and similar beliefs are nowhere to be found in the
New Testament or other early Christian scriptures that did not make it
into the New Testament.
As a result, some contemporary Christian denominations reject the
trinity. The Unitarian Church, for example, is a large denomination that rejects
this belief. Although there may be differences of opinion among them,

such congregations deny that Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is the son of God and
say that true Christianity commands one to believe in God as the One
and Only. Many of them also emphasize the erroneous belief that
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was crucified to atone for humanity's sins. Today,
one can find anti-trinitarian Christians throughout the Christian world
under different names and different ecclesiastical organizations. In the
United States in particular, "opponents of the trinity" are growing stronger
every day, and there is a great increase in the number of people openly expressing
the truth in the Christian world. Among these, The Worldwide Church of God
is particularly noteworthy. The founder of this church, Herbert W.

Armstrong, maintains that belief in the trinity is a superstition that
emerged under the influence of pagan cultures.
On the other hand, it is a fact that some anti-trinitarian views
emerged within various Christian churches but that they were sup-
pressed. For instance, the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist move-