Not trying to ruffle any feathers just want your honest answer. Do you get offended when people use the spelling Xtian or Xmas or is that ok?
2006-11-28 01:30:58 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you very much. I personally don't use it but I was just curious to see your perspectives.
2006-11-28 01:36:32 · update #1
I know I am pagan myself but my family has Baptists, Catholics, Mormons, Atheists, Jews, Episcopalians, Agnostics, Lutherans, etc. Just want to be able to not offend everyone in the family lol
2006-11-28 01:56:28 · update #2
I never understand how x can stand for Christ. It make no sense. It is not like 2 for to,too,two or 4 for for,four.
2006-11-28 01:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by Kenneth G 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No why not ruffle some feathers and call it by its original name the winter solstice, this predates Christmas in the terms that it is now know or has been known for the last 2000 years.
What about the Christians ruffling the feathers of the older religions by calling it Christmas Xmas or xitian!!!
For the record I am neither with one or the other but atheist bashing seems to be common practice on here by "some" Christians, yet they feel it their right to damn everyone to hell with an opinion, well their religion is relatively young compared to others, OK so now I am going to get jumped on and they will say ours is older as god made the earth!!!! Perhaps they have a point, but then why wasn't it practiced until recently??!!
Hope you don't ruffle many feathers, but good question.
2006-11-28 09:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by Migz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christmas is not really a true Christian holiday. Christmas is really an old Pagan holiday which represents the Death Of The Sun. When Christianity spread across the land it intertwined with Paganism. Most Christians don't know it but Christmas and Easter are both Pagan holidays. Easter is really the Rebirth of the Sun. It has just been changed and adapted into the Christian religion. So the two holidays Christmas and Easter are really worshiped as the Death and Birth of the Sun. The tree represents life in the dead of winter. They chose the Evergreen tree because it stays alive all year and doesn't shed it leaves. The Easter egg goes back to Egyptian times and represents fertility. Same thing with the Easter bunny. A rabbit represents fertility because it is able to give birth 8 weeks after being born itself. So Easter is really a much older holiday and represents rebirth. Christians say it was when Christ was raised or reborn. All in all people are fools and worship as they are told. A real Christian who follows Christ knows the truth and doesn't follow blindly. I am a Christian but not in the accepted manner of today's congregators. I call those Christians Pagans, while they refer to me as a Gnostic.
2006-11-28 09:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel R 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I've actually used it myself a few times. My fiance says it takes the Christ out Christmas and Christian. I agree with her, and I do try my best not to use it. If you don't believe in Christ how could I be offended? Being offended would mean that I would expect you to subscribe to my beliefs. This would be a form of shoving my faith down your throat in an indirect way. Mainly it is what is in our hearts that matter, and the user's intentions
2006-11-28 09:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by Chad H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't care for it, myself, simply because it's dumbing down the meaning for the season.
I can understand, in the days of politicially correctness, that we don't want to offend 2-10 percent of society, but then, why should we all suffer a loss of rights, for the atheists and agnostics to enjoy making our lives miserable.
In a perfect world, you could have one or the other...or the atheist could choose to ignore the problem....but this isn't a perfect world.
I enjoy my faith...and wish to show people what Christ was, is, and he's coming again.
2006-11-28 09:34:52 · answer #5 · answered by steveraven 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Im not christian, I'm buddhist, but i know that X is one symbol that reprsents jesus.. Chi Rho, which means Christ in Greek, looks like XP.. The term Xmas itself is not offensive at all, if christians do get offended, it's because they are ignorant of what they believe... They need to actually understand what Xmas means, otherwise how can they really believe in their religion.. So many christians don't know, and i'm buddhist and i know..lol
2006-11-28 09:36:59 · answer #6 · answered by Tom 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Never seen the spellin Xtian but seen Xmas though. Funny that they have to take the Christ part out...
The world doesnt know what chrismas is about and frankly they dont care. Nowadays its all about partying and stuff like that.
2006-11-28 09:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by thatniceguy 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Some people are offended by it. I just see it as a sign of laziness. To me the X represents the crucifix so what is the big deal. God bless kisses Betty
2006-11-28 09:38:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If it's used to purposely insult yes, if it's just an abbreviation, no.
I think "Xtian" is hard to read. Most are familiar with Xmas.
2006-11-28 09:34:58 · answer #9 · answered by <><><> 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A little bit. Its like taking the meaning of holiday out. Also I get offended because it is just plain laziness
2006-11-28 09:33:23 · answer #10 · answered by danicolegirl 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nope. It's common practice even amongst us clergy-types....the X is a "Chi" in Greek, which is used to spell "Christos", meaning Christ.
ICXC is the Greek "monogram" for "Jesus Christ". You see it on Eastern icons all of the time.
XC - Chi Sigma = Christ
I sometimes uses ICXC-Mass for Christmas, too.
2006-11-28 09:40:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋