Christianity is a polytheistic religion.

My opponent opens his last round by making quite obvious which definition of "god" he was referring to: "Consider this, one word can mean many separate things, correct? This is true with the term "god", which can refer to the specific christian concept of god, or it can refer to the generally accepted definition of god." However, this debate, as titled by my opponent, is "Christianity is a polytheistic religion". In order to say that Christianity is a polytheistic religion, you have to look at the religion rather than just saying that two deities of the "Christian mythology" (the Bible) are both gods. If you knew what you were talking about, Harlan, you would know that this is not true. The Bible clearly states that Satan is NOT a god. To prove that Christianity is a polytheistic religion, you cannot compare it to Greek mythology or Norse mythology, as you did in round two, because Christianity is a religion all it's own, completely unique in itself. I would like to note that I am not trying to "convince" you that you meant something else. I am saying that what you meant is inaccurate and should be rethought before you bring it up again. ____________________________________________________________________________________ "If we are using the Christian definition of god, than I would be declaring that lucifer and yahweh are the same people, which is clearly a contradiction. To assume that this is what I meant is silly." I did not say that you were saying they are the same person. You continue to misquote me over and over again. ____________________________________________________________________________________ "The dictionary is more reliable than the bible when trying to find the meaning of words." The dictionary may be useful for looking up the accepted definitions for certain words, yes. However, the Bible is used to find the meaning of life, and the Bible says to follow the one true God. *Note, since we are discussing Christianity here, it is perfectly acceptable to use truths known of the Bible. Do not tell me that it is irrelevant, because it is completely relevant to this debate.* ___________________________________________________________________________________ Saying that God and Satan are both gods would totally change the whole entire meaning behind Christianity. You would have to throw out the whole Bible, which is not only historically accurate but it is the word of God, written through man. If Christianity had two gods, it would not be Christianity. Christianity is named after Christ, God's son, who is God. ____________________________________________________________________________________ "Well, this fits the afore mentioned dictionary.com definition, and therefore he could be considered a god." The aforementioned dictionary.com definition is not referring to Christianity, WHICH IS WHAT THIS DEBATE IS ABOUT! I continue to be dumbfounded as to what is so hard to understand about how you cannot use the definition of other religions' gods to describe Christianity. ____________________________________________________________________________________ "Yes, it would be completely absurd, because it would be a contradiction. What you assumed is irrelevant now, though. I have already clearly told you what definition I meant, yet you continue to "assume" that I meant a different definition." I don't think you have been contradicting yourself, I think you are clearly misinformed. My assumption is not irrelevant, because based on the title of this debate that YOU chose, my assumption should have been 100% correct. Although you have told me what definition you meant, that definition holds no meaning in this debate because it refers to other religions. I do not continue to "assume" that you meant a different definition; I fully understand which definition you meant, but that definition cannot be applied to Christianity. ____________________________________________________________________________________ My opponent has yet to prove that Satan is a god without using, over and over again, the same definition that he got from dictionary.com, which is irrelevant in this debate. I am still anxiously awaiting my opponents' clear, concrete proof from a reliable source that proves that Satan is a god.