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Is "Merry Xmas" Godless?

December 02, 2007 04:36 PM EST

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No - It still means Christ, in Greek.

When you read it, you don't say the "X" in Xmas - You still read the words "Merry Xmas" aloud as "Merry Christmas".

It became popular when it was used to condense space on shop windows. That's what made it so very tacky. It allowed the letters to get bigger. It looks greedy that way (and few dare do it today).

And it looks lazy when you write that in a card. You're not writing it all in Greek, so stop it.

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Comments: 49

Vivian P. Dec 2, 2007, 4:47pm EST

Don't make me come over there and talk to you LOL

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 4:49pm EST

Do you put big x's all over everything?

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Vivian P. Dec 2, 2007, 4:51pm EST

no I just wanted to be an internet bully Did I scare you ?

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WS R. Dec 2, 2007, 4:52pm EST

It's definitely tacky and lazy.

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Lune Wolfsong Dec 2, 2007, 4:52pm EST

rofl. I would never. ;)

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Trista (Break this bittersweet spell on me) W. Dec 2, 2007, 4:53pm EST

I never liked writing X-Mas anyways. I thought it looked tacky too.

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Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Dec 2, 2007, 4:57pm EST

I don't like the xmas.. it takes christ out of christmas. So I say Merry Christmas.

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:02pm EST

Scared !!!!!!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

LOL - you know I love you, Vivian P.

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Carmen Y. Dec 2, 2007, 5:03pm EST

I'm with Beth.....the X takes the Christ out of Christmas.

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Vivian P. Dec 2, 2007, 5:03pm EST

To tell the truth I don't let it bother me cause it's just not that important of an issue. There as so many other injustices on this earth so much pain and sorrow. Christ is in my heart and is reflected in my actions so wheither it is greek or geek nothing will ever take the Christ out of Christmas as far as I'm concerned.

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:03pm EST

Beth it does not take Christ out of Christmas - PAY ATTENTION.

It may make Christ tacky - but he's still there as an X !!!

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Vivian P. Dec 2, 2007, 5:04pm EST

Ya know Peter we should take over and run this don't ya think we could do alot better than the ones running this country now ???

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:05pm EST

And Carmen, too. The X means Christ in Greek (I don't think some people read this - and I do keep my articles short.)

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:05pm EST

"Greek or Geek" - haha

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Azure W. Dec 2, 2007, 5:05pm EST

I think its just lazy....I think a lot of people think it makes it somehow more politically correct. Good info though...thanks for sharing.

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:07pm EST

Vivian P - we would be famous, like Anthony and Cleopatra.

(wait a minute - that story didn't end too good - there was a snake)

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:08pm EST

Bush is just a W but that didn't take him out of the White House.

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Kim M. Dec 2, 2007, 5:08pm EST

It never bothered me until a co-worker told me once that I was taking Christ out of Christmas because I was writing X-Mas in a very limited amount of space on a blackboard. She made me stop and think about it so it started bothering me. In recent years I've heard that X means Christ, so it doesn't bother me as much. I do however hate to see it in store ads as was mentioned above.

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Danielle P. Dec 2, 2007, 5:08pm EST

I'm on a rant on an article that I wrote today too!!! Maybe I wrote it wrong, but I am not sure. I don't think they read it!!!
Ahhh.
Anyway, I read yours Peter and I don't write in Greek so I will not use the Xmas. LOL

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Vivian P. Dec 2, 2007, 5:08pm EST

I was gona say I don't do snakes but that wouldn't sound right would it LOL

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:09pm EST

It's only more politically correct if you're trying to shmooz a Greek.

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Marge H. Dec 2, 2007, 5:09pm EST

Interesting Peter. I didn't know that X was Greek for Christ.

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:11pm EST

On a blackboard it's okay to write Xmas. Anything to save time up there !!!!

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Don(time to open them FEMA camps) S. Dec 2, 2007, 5:16pm EST

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXmas !!!!!

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JoAnn C. Dec 2, 2007, 5:19pm EST

I always understood Xmas to be negative until today. It stills tacky to me.

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:20pm EST

That must have been an example of the X

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Nanci B Dec 2, 2007, 5:21pm EST

I don't like it because it epitomizes the need for people to call everyone and everything by some stupid nickname. On the other hand, I don't think it is Godless.

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Jennifer N. Dec 2, 2007, 5:25pm EST

My mom always said that it was as though you are Xing out God when you write Xmas.

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Apryl Just Apryl Dec 2, 2007, 5:28pm EST

I agree with some of the others. I always use Christ in Christmas. I understand the about X meaning christ in greek but I'm Irish.

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Donna K. Dec 2, 2007, 5:37pm EST

For many people, Christmas piggybacked onto other older holy days or times of the year, though those were religious too, hence the "holy". The nice part of all of it is people can celebrate it any way they like for any reason they like. :-)

Oh, and we can write it anyway we like, Peter! :-p I like writing it out, too, though... so there! :-p

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Carmen Y. Dec 2, 2007, 5:39pm EST

The most important thing to remember is that this is the time of year to celebrate the birth of the Christ child. Love you all!

Merry Christmas everyone!!

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Hollie ~TNR Works~ Dec 2, 2007, 5:49pm EST

To me when someone writes x-mas they're taking "Christ" out of the picture when He is the whole reason we even celebrate it. When someones says merry x-mas it's as if they're saying "have a Christ-less holiday".

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:49pm EST

Ha ha Donna, yes anybody can do what they want - It's EVERYBODY'S HOLLIDAY !!!

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:50pm EST

And I can't spell anyway.

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Lori F. Dec 2, 2007, 5:53pm EST

Christmas was invented by the Romans as a replacement for Yule...the pagan celebration...anyone who actually KNOWS and has read the bible...it doesnt say Jesus was born on Dec 25th it actually makes reference to Jesus being born in the Springtime. So there is no Christ in Christmas....so the X is just fine.

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Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 2, 2007, 5:58pm EST

Oh my - that leads me to the next article I just wrote .....

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Connie C. Dec 2, 2007, 6:31pm EST

Vivian,
LOL

Peter,
I hate seeing Christmas spelled that way. I would never do it.

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Vana R. Dec 2, 2007, 6:48pm EST

Don't know how to speak or write in Greek...I spell it out fully. Merry Christmas everyone!

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Jennifer- Very lucky mommy S. Dec 2, 2007, 8:11pm EST

thanks for sharing

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James A. Dec 2, 2007, 8:21pm EST

When you write or see Xmas, the X is the Greek letter Chi, the first letter of Jesus' title in Greek: Christos. Yes, Christ is a title, not a name. In Hebrew, Jesus would be Yeshua ben David, Jesus, son of David.

For the religiously inclined, explaining the X in Christmas seems to be a ministering opportunity to spread the Christian message.

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Leslie "Missy" T. Dec 3, 2007, 11:18am EST

Thanks for the clarification. I always thought it was done to take Christ out of it. I'll still use the Christ in it though. It's just what I've always done.

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Jaye S. Dec 3, 2007, 12:16pm EST

I never thought anything of it either way. When I see people use X, I assume they are being lazy, not doing it to take christ out of it.

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Marie L. Dec 3, 2007, 12:51pm EST

Thanks for sharing this, I have found the replies to be very interesting and I've learned a lot in the process.

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Kylee S. Dec 3, 2007, 1:25pm EST

Thanks for sharing this Peter, having attended Fundamentalist Baptist Churches(I am no longer apart of this denomination) for many years I was never told that X was Greek for Christ. But I still prefer to use Christmas.

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