Concerned....

Okay...

I noticed the new link at the top of the site. "Xmas Shop". If that's standing for CHRISTmas Shop, why ya cutting Christ out of CHRISTmas....

To see if he grows back?

It is called Xmas to keep it short.

NO offense but it's kind of rude to do that... it isn't called Xmas. it's called Christmas...

Its not rude. Its a widely accepted variant on the holiday.

It may be accepted but it isn't nice to do it for the X is put in place of CHRIST!...

That's your view.

The reason we use X is to remind ourselves of the cross. The word "Christmas" has become so common that people forget about Christ; by using the X shape, we remember Christ, who suffered on the cross that we might be forgiven our sins.

Even so has the symbol of Christ endured, passing each age into new forms. The symbols may change, but the cross changes not.

hmm. I never have really heard it that way before.. I always seen the x and crossing out the name Christ.. hmmm.

Webforumz takes no official position on religion, the reason behind this is that we're a web design and development forum, not a church. I can assure you it was not our intension to hurt your feelings in any way. "Xmas" and "X-mas" are common abbreviations of the word "Christmas".

Actually, your question made me research the source of this abbreviation and it kind of has a neat story. The title “Christ,” or more accurately “Christos,” is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word “Messiah.” And in Greek, the first letter in the word “Christos” is “X”? (pronounced “chi” with a “k” sound). It was in Europe during the 1500s that Christians began to use “X” to refer to “Christ” in the word “Christmas.” Likewise, you may have even seen an ancient Christian symbol of what looks like a capital ”P” overlayed by an “X.” It’s called the Chi Rho, which are the first two Greek letters in the title, “Christos.”

So, rather than being upset when you see “Xmas,” let it all the more remind you of the person who is represented by that “X”—Jesus the Christ.


For more info on this topic, and to get both sides of the story, please see these links...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas
http://www.starstuffs.com/xmas/xmas.html
http://www.linkroll.com/christmas2/f...-christmas.php

hmmm. interensting...

Besides, not everyone here is Christian.

don't have to be a christian for christmas. lool...

Please don't start this religious argument.
It bugs the hell outta me.

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