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 Kain1
Male, 18-29, Europe
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 2:46:00 PM
@TheGuySmiley: They're still both wrong. Xmas was not used as code. It's earliest recorded use was in the 10-11 hundreds. A time when being christian was not something that was lifethreatening. More the opposite.
And, as George Carlin would say: "Fu*k common useage!" Xmas = Christmas, end of story. |
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 TheGuySmiley
Male, 18-29, Canada
1184 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 1:52:24 PM
Both are right. You see in the old days it was as the response said (in blue). But as the present days have rolled around, it's slowly became a way to 'x out' out of Christ's name (as green indicated), to hide, or erase it.
So the X can be seen both ways, and it's open to interpretation. In terms of the later though, it's a bit insecure, since faith in God will go on forever, no matter how much people try to silence, or hide it. Humankind knows the name of its Saviour.
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 patchouly
Male, 40-49, Canada
2960 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 1:45:31 PM
Nope...I use it to X Christ out of Christmas. The Christians stole every single part of Christmas from other things. I'm stealing it back! |
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 deathcab4aj
Female, 30-39, Southern US
167 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:57:26 PM
Annoying posts by both green and blue.... |
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 CoyoteKing
Male, 18-29, Southern US
2993 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:45:22 PM
let me guess, the pretentious CHRISTian probably also believes there is a War on CHRISTmas... dumbass |
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 bobclean
Male, 18-29, Europe
64 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:24:32 PM
I don't believe in a god, I always write xmas when sending cards.
http://godisimaginary.com/ |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25626 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:15:04 PM
He made that up. |
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Kain1
Male, 18-29, Europe
1283 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:08:43 PM
Sadly, they're both wrong..
The X is just and abbreviation for "Christ", derived from the greek letter x [chi], pronounced "ch".
Xmas = Ch[rist]mas..
Couldn't find anything about it being used as code at all, so assuming that that is wrong as well. It's most likely just an old abbreviation.
Ever seen this?:
Same principle. An X and a P, or in greek: A Chi and a Rho, together pronounced "chr". Another old common abbreviation for "Christ". |
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sosueme1966
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
315 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:01:33 PM
F*** you would also be a wonderful comeback. |
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 jinxiejae
Female, 30-39, Western US
2473 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 11:49:50 AM
owned |
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 chicagojay
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
855 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 11:49:48 AM
So.. PMAS? |
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 Arcval
Male, 18-29, Europe
304 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 11:47:43 AM
I'm far too often surprised at christians who don't know the history of the faith.
For those of you not in the know, P and X are the first and last letters of Jesus in Coin Greek, hence why they turn up so much, especially in early christian art. |
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 HalfPintRoo
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
2040 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 11:38:36 AM
"All I got was a barbie so I cried"
I am hearing a lot of "All I want is an iPad!" this year
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 fancylad
Male, 30-39, Western US
2512 Posts
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Thursday, December 06, 2012 11:31:31 AM
Link: In Case You Use Xmas Instead Of Christmas [Pic] [Rate Link] - If someone ever calls you out on the usage of the word Xmas instead of Christmas, now you'll have a wonderful comeback. |
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