Tri Unity
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It seems as though you're saying we should accept the Trinity since it is implied but just not mention it out loud lest we offend any Jew or Muslim. However, Jews and Muslims will be offended simply because both deny that God has a Son. Jews don't believe Jesus was the Messiah and Muslims don't even believe it was Jesus who died, so whether or not they understand the current Trinity or some reformulated one is the least of their problems.
It seems as though you haven't read my post correctly. When Tertullian used the word Trinity for the first time, over 150 years before the doctrine was cast in stone, Tertullian described the Trinity doctrine differently to the later fathers. This is what you do not seem to understand. Our modern usage of the word is not the same as was originally given or conceived. It is not the word that is problematic, it is the explanation and definition of the word. We have tried to explain exactly what a Spirit is within the world of physics. We cannot even do this with our own soul and spirit; yet we believe we can do it to God? God has given us language in which to use to describe the relationship of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We should stay with that language and not add to it. "More than this is from the evil one." (Matthew 5:37)