im not like super religous or evangelist or anything but i think its a little disrespectful because i meen come on the wiccans freak out whenever someone calls them witches or warlocs and tell us they take offence in it while they go along saying x-mass
2006-11-25 14:36:56 · 22 answers · asked by hello 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry wiccans, i didnt meen u made up the x-mass thing i was just using it as an example sorry :)
2006-11-25 15:03:57 · update #1
Nothing wrong with xmas, remember ixans stole midwinterfest from the pagans.
2006-11-25 14:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, Christmas is pagan and not Christian and not
Christian.
I am Wiccan and do not mind being called a witch. I don't think you actually know many Wiccans. A male witch does take offense in being called a Warlock though.
Some Wiccans do not use the term witch because of persecution from Christians. Christianity has polluted the word and therefore it is misunderstood. Hollywood has also contributed to the misuse of the word witch.
2006-11-25 22:50:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm cutting and pasting myself here. It is originally a *Christian* abbreviation, NOT secular. It has NOTHING to do with Wicca!
Here is the origin of this usage:
http://www.cresourcei.org/symbols/xmasor...
It reads, in part:
"Abbreviations used as Christian symbols have a long history in the church. The letters of the word "Christ" in Greek, the language in which the New Testament was written, or various titles for Jesus early became symbols of Christ and Christianity. For example, the first two letters of the word Christ (cristoV, or as it would be written in older manuscripts, CRISTOS) are the Greek letters chi (c or C) and rho (r or R)...a symbol that by the fourth century became part of the official standard of the emperor Constantine....by the fifteenth century Xmas emerged as a widely used symbol for Christmas....there is no grand scheme to dilute Christianity by promoting the use of Xmas..."
I'd also like to point out that you spelled "Christmas" incorrectly yourself.
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2006-11-25 22:46:30 · answer #3 · answered by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why are you assuming that it's wiccans who came up with the Xmas thing, we didn't.
Oh wiccans get offended by being called warlock because it means oath breaker, which is more than a bit insulting.
2006-11-25 22:42:32 · answer #4 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, why should it? Nor do I freak out if someone calls me a witch or warlock. I just point out the differences between them.
2006-11-25 22:52:38 · answer #5 · answered by quietwater 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Er. It's not disrespectful, and wasn't started by people who are anti-Christian. this is yet another silly myth started by people who want to stir up righteous indignation over something FALSE.
Here, read about the *actual* origins of "Xmas":
http://www.bartleby.com/61/80/X0008000.html
You'll note that it's people who are UNAWARE of the actual origins that get upset over it.
I.e. ignorant folk.
2006-11-26 13:40:32 · answer #6 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the translation of the word is "assembly for the messiah" perhaps some feel they do not wish to make such a proclamation. So seeing it from their side would it be offensive to insist they in fact spell it out.
2006-11-25 22:44:24 · answer #7 · answered by David Botton 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think you are reading to much into a short-form. I don't use the term X-mass, in my speech, but I use it when signing cards.
2006-11-25 23:21:27 · answer #8 · answered by Lukusmcain// 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "X" is actually the Greek letter "Chi", which looks like an "x". "Chi", which sounds like "kh", is the first letter in the name "Xristos", Greek for "Christ". It is not disrespectful.
2006-11-25 23:44:07 · answer #9 · answered by skepsis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not any more than when I read statements that are riddled with spelling mistakes.
2006-11-25 22:56:14 · answer #10 · answered by SB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋