Some of the Trinitarians have constantly accused the Unitarian Sects of Christianity for Polytheism,Henotheis etc.Unfortunately Jehowah Witness who often defend Unitarian Christianity more then any other Christian Unitarians did not response properly. This allegely confirmed the allegation. It must be noted that JW are not the only Christian Unitarian sect , there are a number of Unitarian Christian sects which are alleged to be Cults by Trinitarians. Even Arius the Great is termed as Heretic and his Catholism as Arian Heresy. Actually the things are topsyturvy. Instead of Arius , Athanasius must be termed as Heretic and Athanasianism as Heresy. So if JW witness are unable to response properly it does not mean that the Unitarian sects must be charged as Polythism and Henotheism. To charge Unitarian Christian sects of Polytheis or Henotheism is just like to charge Hebraic Bible and New Covenant as books of Polytheism and Henotheism which Trinitarians and Athanasians cannot accept. Now we come to the basic problem of Unitarian Christianity. The meanings of the word God and its alternatives like Theos,Deus,Deity,Elohem etc. in different languages of the world. There are two fundamental types of meanings of the word God and its synonyms. 1] Real meanings. 2] Vertual meanings. The dispute between Polythiesm and Monotheism is on the number of God(s) in Real meanings. There are a number of real meanings and some of the meanings are not acceptable to some religions in particular Monotheistic religions and in particular in particular Semmetic religions. Yet is a fact that if a religion believes in atleast two Gods in a the real meaning of the word God not acceptable to Monotheistic religions in particular Semmetic religions they consider that religion as Polythiesm. How ever the virtual meanings of the word God and its alternatives or synonyms as stated above is not the basis of the division of religions in Polythism and Monotheism. This means that the word God or its alternatives have lost all its original meanings and is used in in different meanings. Suppose that the word "City " has lost all its meanings and is used for the meaning of the word "Pen" . Similarly if the word "Pen" is used just in the meaning of the word " Water" then it is the virtual use of the word "Pen". If a word is not used in its original meaning but it is used in the original meanings of another word it is just a synonym of the latter word and has lost all its meanings. This is not only for the word God but a number of words can be used in vertual meanings. In
general such a use is not arbetrary but such uses are permitted by the usage of a language. The word "God" is used in Hebraic Bible in different meanings, that is meanings of other words like Powerful, Authoritive, Judge,King etc. In such cases there is no trace of real meanings of the word "God/Elohem". Thus Hebraic Bible does use the word God in other meanings which are the real meanings of some other words, these can be said as virtual meanings. But no one ever accused Hebraic Bible as a Book of Polytheistic Religion. Even Trinitarians did not accuse It as a Book of Polythiestic Tendencies ; and accept It in their Old Covenant . Since it is known to every one that the word God/Gods is no longer in its meanings but it is in the meanings of other words. The word God is used in Vitual meanings in New Covenant as well. But some of Trinitarians still charge Unitarians and Uniterianism as Polytheistic Sects or Henotheistic Sects and term them as Heretic or Cults or both instead of sects on this basis. Division of religions into Polytheism and Monotheism is not based on the basis of the use of word God(s) in virtual meanings. Since when the words God/Gods etc. are used in the real meaning of any other word , the meaning which does not divide religions in Monotheism and Polytheism the word God becomes some thing else, an other word in meaning. For example to believe in a number of cherubs and angels cannot make any religion a Polytheistic Religion in the least meaning. Since no Cerubs and no angel is believed to be a God. But if the word God or Gods etc is used in the meanings of the words "Cherub(s)" and "Angel(s)" then this word cannot make the user person or religion a Politheist Person orPolytheist religion . Since it is the meanings which do divide religions in Polytheism and Monotheism and not the words. In other words or in other sentence when the word God is used in any other meaning , themeaning that is neither the meaning of Deity in Monotheistic Religions nor the meaning of Deity in Monotheistic Religions then the user cannot be accused of Polytheism , if the user uses for some Created things whether rational or not. Even an Atheist can use the word God in Vertual meanings without ceasing to be an Atheist. For example if an atheist says: "Hitler was the God of Germany in the years of his regime" he only means that Hitler was an "Autocratic Dictator " and nothing else. He cannot be charged by his comrade atheists that he has converted into a Theist because he has used the word God believeing that Hitler was a God. Similarly if some one says about some one else that : "Money is his/her God" the word God is used in the vertual meaning where all its real meanings are ceased. Some Hindu sects believe in Demigods and worship them. But Demigods are not recognised by Monotheistic religions. Yet these these sects are termed as Polythiest sects by these Monotheistic Sects. The reason is that one of the real meaning ot the word God is a Demigod.
The word Demigod is often presented in English by the word God with a Small "g" in General, that is "god" instead of God, we may write this word as "gOD" for its exact representation. [First letter small and last two capital]. Reasons of the False Allegation. One may not accuse Trinitarians for their allegation , because JW did not represent their case correctly. JW did defended the Unitarian position against Trinitarians more than any other Unitarian sect.But they did not defended this allegation with accuray. Some of the reasons may be signifcant. 1] Words God , Gods etc. can be used for lower things but in some lower meanings yet they still be real. These meaning may be confused with the vertual meanings which are also some time called as lower meanings. In the former case it is Polytheism in the latter case it is not. But the word "lower" does make confusions of Polytheism when it is said that Unitarian sects use the words in lower meanings. 2] Some Unitarian did use this word in Virtual meaning frequently for Iesous , where as Hebraic Bible and New Covenant both did not use it but less often. This made an othe confusion. 3] Proper response was not made to refute this allegation. 4] Unitarians were accused of believing in some Creatures and Creations as Creators and this made the confusion of Polytheism. [This shall be discussed seperately]. Some Objections of Trinitarians. Wise Trinitarians do know these things so the do not accuse Unitarians as such but some still do accuse. They ask what are the real meanings of the words God etc. as if they are unawere of them. Let is be made strictly clear that our case is to shew that the words like God etc. can be used in the meanings of words which do not mean God ,Theos in the least meaning. To discuss the real meanings is beyond the scope of this topic. Let the trinitarians themselves decide and Judge the meanings of these words like God,Theos etc. when they are used for things other then Yahuvah /Yehveh. 1]
Young's Literal Translation
whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so as for not to beam forth the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.eh/Yahvah they claim that it is Polytheism. 2 Corinthians 4:4 2]
Aramaic Bible in Plain English Those whose intellects The God of this world has blinded, because they do not believe, lest the light of The Gospel of the glory of The Messiah, who is the image of God, should dawn upon them. This is just one example that the word God is used in the virtual meaning. Similarly other example may be given