They can't say merry Christmas

[Solly]

It's the left-liberal thing of wanting to be hurt, offended and a victim.

[aahz_capone]

aawwww.... poor liberal baby....

[aahz pouts and pats snotty nosed liberal baby gently on the head]

[Solly]

Yeah, they are cry-babies really. Wanting to be taken care of, by the state.

[Lorizael]

Erp, I'm liberal and left Bod's. I'm not offended. You, however, are a prejudiced individual who listens only to stereotypes.

And socialism... well I've got to go, and don't wanna get into that, and don't wanna threadjack, so goodbye.

[aahz_capone]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
Another symptom of the secularization of Christmas. It all started with using X-mas. The subliminal/subconscious inferral that the Christ part of Christmas can be substituted as in an algebraic equation.

Ahhh.... for the olden days when you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a nice Nativity scene.

Yeah, throwing dead furry mammals at holy icons was fun... [sigh]

wait, X-mas is algebra? I thought it was a subliminal message for porn... oh wait, did I say that here? Am I at the wrong forum again? DAMN!

[Felch]

I'll let Paiktis or somebody else who knows greek explain why X is used for Christ. It has nothing to do with algebra.

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Felch X
I'll let Paiktis or somebody else who knows greek explain why X is used for Christ. It has nothing to do with algebra.

In Greek Christmas is ×ñéóôïýãåÃÃá, or if your browser doesn't support Greek alphabet, Xristougena.

X in greek = Ch.

Also Christ is ×ñéóôüò ~ Xristos

But I don't know if the "X-mas" saying comes from that.

[Bereta_Eder]

Probably though.

[FNBrown]

Re: They can't say merry Christmas

Originally posted by trickey
Recently a person where i live got offended when a employee at a grocery store wished him "merry Christmas". The man doesn't celebrate Christmas. Now the store has a rule that emplyees must say "happy Holidays" instead of "merry Christmas".

Do you guys think that is right?

Matthew 5:10: Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

[Seneca]

I'm pretty sure it does.

But I find 'Happy Holidays' deeply offensive, since I was raised a devout anti-American.

[Skanky Burns]

Seneca

[Felch]

Originally posted by paiktis22
X in greek = Ch.

Thanks, that's the important thing.

In Catholic churches you find Chi and Rho on a lot of vestments and texts and things, overlaid so the X and P are on top of each other.

I guess in Protestant churches where such ornamentation is discouraged, people have less of an opportunity to make the connection.

[Lorizael]

I thought the language of Christianity was Latin and not Greek.

[Seneca]

Jesus spoke Aramaic, the NT was in Greek - Latin is only the language of Western Christianity.

[Felch]

Latin is the language of the church, but they're fond of greek letters.