though I doubt it was belief in the trinity that caused the violence of past centuries perpetrated by so-called "Christians"
Amen!
The Hellboy Jesus of the Trinity doesn't exist.
These are the words of Jesus Himself. No doubt you will have the opportunity to pull Him up on His words one day.
Matthew 5:22 (New International Version)
22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.
Matthew 5:27-30 (New International Version)
Adultery
27 "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Matthew 10:28 (New International Version)
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 18:8-9 (New International Version)
8 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
Matthew 23:33 (New International Version)
33 "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
I assume you are calling Jesus a liar or saying He doesn't know what He is talking about?! Strange that as He made the place
Colossians 1:15-16 (New International Version)
The Supremacy of Christ
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. You may not like the WT but you certainly adhere to a lot of their teaching. All the best, Stephen