Why do people say that when you write Xmas it's bad because you're replacing Christ, I've heard that X means christ in another language
2006-11-24 20:49:35 · 9 answers · asked by piercedgal 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Greek letter X has been used as an abbreviation for Christ for about a 1000 years!!
People just don't know...
2006-11-24 20:54:16 · answer #1 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are just being petty and exclusive by saying that. Jesus is not the only reason for the season anyway. And the Christians do not hold exclusive rights to the December holidays. But that's not the point here, I guess. I don't know about X meaning Christ in another language.
2006-11-24 20:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Xmas is just the lazy man's way of writing Christmas. But actually, I think it's very appropriate since I think society has already removed Christ from Christmas.
2006-11-24 20:52:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not bad. It's Greek. The word "Christ" and its compounds, including "Christmas", have been abbreviated for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the modern "Xmas" was commonly used.
However, no matter how it's spelled, Christmas is a pagan holiday.
2006-11-24 20:51:05 · answer #4 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No other language I've heard of. If a person is too hurried or lacks energy to write out the word Christmas...then maybe C'mas is a better alternative
2006-11-24 20:52:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me that they're worrying about things that have no importance at all. If you're a Christian, then you know Christ. And if you know Christ, then that's all that matters.
2006-11-24 21:13:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not bad, "xmas" is just a shortcut for "christmas". but if you're true christian, don't you think its proper to write "christmas"?
2006-11-24 20:54:30 · answer #7 · answered by answer me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive never heard anyone say that it's bad, but yeah i dont find it bad in any way
2006-11-24 20:51:06 · answer #8 · answered by ab.ollec 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares about what "Holy-rollers" Think...they always have their s*** mixed up.
2006-11-24 20:51:34 · answer #9 · answered by pixiegwen03 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋