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"Why I Don't Like Xmas..."

For generations now, millennia if you will, Christian man has believed in and celebrated Christmas. Dating back two-thousand-and-four years to the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ, Christmas has been a momentous occassion inwhich people come together.

Over the years, Christmas has evolved to be something that people all over the world celebrate. It's become a holiday. It's become a reason to give gifts to those that you love...

I don't disagree to any of those, although I do find that other religions who commemorate this holiday only do so for the present aspect. They, too, have Father Christmas after all. But they don't honour the birth of Christ. Neither do I, to some level. I don't raise a glass at the Christmas dinner and toast to Jesus for saving us of our sins. But I know that we wouldn't have this holiday if it wasn't for him.

And that's why I don't like Xmas...

'Cos you can't substitute Christ for an X. Sure, he died on a Cross, that's supposedly one reason why we use the X. But the main reason is that it's shorter and easier to write. The word "Xmas" doesn't even sound nice. It's a bastardisation to promote laziness, commercialism, and to perhaps leave out the Jesus part of it.

Some people will say I'm over-reacting. Others will say it doesn't make a difference. Some will say that it doesn't change anything. And for the latter part of what I've just wrote, they're corredt. It doesn't change anything. It doesn't anger God, it doesn't drag us away from our religion, it doesn't mean we celebrate different holidays. But I will say that Xmas doesn't have a place in my house. Aslong as I've got my religion, and my faith, and my will to write an extra six letters (C-H-R-I-S-T) - I will only be commemorating Christmas.

THANKS!

Good lad.

The Hibernator wrote:
> LOL - I laugh at you crossbob, the way I would a pigeon...
>
> I LOOOVE Chrsitmas, my family, my friends, the giving and receiving
> (especially the receiving) but I don't like the word XMAS!

Yeah me to I just like the word christmas.

;^)

Pigeons ro> They laugh at your cowardice.
You may make me fly away, but I know you're crying inside!

LOL - I laugh at you crossbob, the way I would a pigeon...

I LOOOVE Chrsitmas, my family, my friends, the giving and receiving (especially the receiving) but I don't like the word XMAS!

Yeah you. christmas is for getting together with familys and giving presents. Why do you hate christmas don't you like getting presents.

crossbob wrote:
> Why you so grumpy!

Who? Me?

Christmas just isn't about Christianity anymore. It is for some, but otherwise it's just a holiday.

Therefore, who cares if it's written as Xmas? The name has lost importance just like the history behind it.

You might argue against "Xmas", but you're arguing against a different holiday to the one you're celebrating.

Why you so grumpy!