by the way, jesus never said that he is god, god's son, or that he is worthy of any higher status than a prophet and a messenger. the notion of his divinity was introduced afterward...

"Monotheism taught by Jesus Christ first degenerated into ditheism according to those who held that Jesus was not God the father, but a created divine son. This was also the case among the Greeks who identified Jesus as the Logos, found in the philosophies of Anaxagoras through to Aristotle. Later it further degenerated into tritheism among the Romans who officially sanctioned the trinitarian concept. Finally it degenerated into ... polytheism in the Roman Catholic Church, wherein Mary and a series of ... saints were given the powers of intercession and protection."

-The Fundamentals of Islamic Monotheism, by Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

then it states a similar situation with Islam and the way that some sects have done similar things so its not an attack on christianity rather a discussion on religion throughout history.

interesting though i've read this elsewhere and it makes sense to me. anyone know how accurate it is??