Is it wrong to use “Xmas” instead of “Christmas”? | GotQuestions.org

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Hi there, many others like you have asked, is it wrong to use X -mas? Let's find out, shall we?

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You can discover this answer and more on GotQuestions .org. There are many who view the word

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X -mas as part of an overall war on Christmas. They view it as a blatant attempt to take

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Christ out of Christmas. While it is undeniable that some use X -mas in that manner, the actual origin of the word

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X -mas has nothing to do with taking Christ out of Christmas. In Greek, the original language of the

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New Testament, this is the word for Christ. It begins with a Greek letter that is essentially the same letter as the

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English X. So originally, X -mas was simply an abbreviation of Christmas.

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No grand conspiracy to take Christ out of Christmas, just an abbreviation. But, there is no denying that there is a trend to, in a sense, take

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Christ out of Christmas. In pursuit of tolerance, inclusiveness, and political correctness, some are attempting to obscure the

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Christian origins of Christmas, as if our society's materialism has not already obscured the meaning of Christmas.

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Whether they refer to it as X -mas, the winter holidays, or something else, some will not be satisfied until the celebration is entirely secularized.

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In conclusion, rather than getting angry or complaining about the use of X -mas, we should be sharing the love of Christ through word and deed.

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Alright, that answers your question, is it wrong to use X -mas? On our website, GotQuestions .org,

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