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Originally Posted by willravel
But even Catholics recognize the separation between the Father and Son when Jesus was born and walked the Earth. God the father is 100% god 0% man. Jesus was 100% god and 100% man (because maths and religion don't mix). Jesus spoke to god through prayer. Jesus even got mad at God the Father (not that I blame him).
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Similarly, many mainline Protestants (self included) do not believe Jesus was a divine being while he was on Earth--he was just a man, divinely inspired to be certain, but just a man. The leading scholar on the historical Jesus happens to be a professor emeritus at my university (he retired fairly recently), so this is something that gets a lot of discussion in and around our faith community here.
Oh, and there are a variety of Christians who like to make it even more complicated and add a goddess aspect to the idea of the Trinity. For me, it's Mother/Father, Son (historical Jesus), Holy Ghost.