It bothers me when "Christians" spend so much time arguing about petty things, like the term "Xmas", that they totally miss the opportunity to share what Christmas is really about. It really peeves me when they take stances on these "issues" without doing the research to find out what’s really behind it.
For years I have heard that the term "Xmas" is just a commercialized way for "the world" to take Christ out of Christmas. In reality this couldn't be farther from the truth. Here is what "Xmas" really means.
From Wikipedia:
The word "Christ" and its compounds, including "Christmas", have been abbreviated in English for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the
modern "Xmas" was commonly used. "Christ" was often written as "XP" or "Xt"; there are references in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as AD 1021. This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters χ and ρ), used in ancient abbreviations for Χριστος (Greek for "Christ"), and are still widely seen in many Eastern Orthodox icons depicting Jesus Christ. The labarum, an amalgamation of the two Greek letters rendered as ☧, is a symbol often used to represent Christ in Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian Churches.So to all the "Christians" out there who are either too lazy or too ignorant to come down off their lofty pedestals, get their hands dirty, and share the real wonder of Christmas, I say: MERRY XMAS!
Xmas for me is about peace, family, hope, and time spent together. Most of all it's about ☧. Without Him none of us would be here to celebrate. And heck, anything that makes me have to type less is cool by me, especially when twitter only gives you 140 characters!
Merry Xmas to you and yours.
