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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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