2006-10-10 05:41:42 · 19 answers · asked by He is in control 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Mostly because they are trying to take the Christ out of Christmas. You can thank the ACLU for that. They have taken cases where their client claimed religion had been forced on him by having Christian co-workers say Merry Christmas. Taking away Christians civil liberties seems to be what the ACLU does best.
2006-10-10 05:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by letitcountry 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Contrary to belief, it has nothing to do with taking Christ out of Christmas. The pastor I had in jr high even said as much and he was very conservative.
It is shorthand, true. But there is nothing offensive about it. X in the Greek language is Christos which where the title Christ comes from. (It was really a title, not his given name). So Xmas is the same as Mass of Christos or Christmas.
2006-10-10 15:17:45 · answer #2 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I always figured people were just lazy and wanted a fast way to say Merry Christmas.
2006-10-10 06:36:25 · answer #3 · answered by jp_457 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Someone else asked a very similar question- here's the link...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtkkJr7g9vIQZhyUas4ArR3zy6IX?qid=20061013130431AAkS4Q6
My answer-
History Lesson-... again.
When the Greek Christians were compiling the Bible, they didn't want to loose their reverence for Jesus' name by repeatedly writing it out, so they shortened it- They used "LORD" in the Old Testament in the place of "Jehovah", and they often used the first letter of the word "Christ" in the New Testament. In Greek, the first letter of their word for Christ looks like a "K" or an "X."
This abreviation was originally used out of REVERENCE for His name, not to eliminate Him from the holiday.
Today, though, I suspect it's used for a couple reasons- political correctness, laziness, trying to be cute... I personally prefer fully acknowledging His role in Christmas.
2006-10-14 09:09:58 · answer #4 · answered by Yoda's Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want the real answer please go to this site->
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas
"Merry Christmas", the traditionally used greeting, comprising of merry (jolly, happy) and Christmas (Old English: Cristes mæsse, for Christ's Mass).
"Feliz Navidad", which is the Spanish language equivalent of "Happy Christmas", but is frequently used in English context
2006-10-10 16:01:50 · answer #5 · answered by Job 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
xmas means christmas not merry christmas.
I'm not really sure why. But maybe it's because christ died. But hey, i'm just 15. don't take my word on it
2006-10-14 06:45:56 · answer #6 · answered by Skittles-Dark Edition 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is just a happy occasion.
Nothing needs to bother you. It is totally up to you how to celebrate it, though some people have some strict guidelines.
Merry Christmas!
2006-10-13 21:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by Baby 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
black kat has hit the nail on the head...it's just an abbreviation! the use of 'X' for Christ has been in use for about a thousand years, and is derived from the greek word for Christ...it's been used BY Christians for a long time, and has been used in print in this country since before there ever was an aclu...so, bill o'reilly and his little chirping parrots can find another tune to chirp and something ELSE to get offended over...
2006-10-10 13:28:59 · answer #8 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
to all you people that say the only people that do that are the people that want to take the "christ" out of christmas, maybe some people are just extrmely lazy and don't feel like writing an extra couple of letters.
2006-10-10 11:51:13 · answer #9 · answered by smiles0289 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
with all then religious battles, the government decided to leave Merry and christ out of it so they x'd em' out
2006-10-14 14:01:08 · answer #10 · answered by tamara.knsley@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋