User blog:Explorer 767/Merry X-Mas -- Perfectly Okay!

Hello, all! This Explorer, with some special news for Jesus Freaks like Screwball and TurtleShroom.

THE PHRASE X-MAS IS PERFECTLY OKAY.

Why? Well read this (don't worry, it's written by R.C. Sproul).

The "X" in X-mas does not signify taking "Christ" out of Christmas; in fact, it's actually an abbreviation of his name!

You see, folks, during the time of the early church, Christ's name was written in Greek letters (which, using the English alphabet, would have read Christos). The very first letter, "chi", replaces the "ch" in Christos, but it looks like an "x". (Don't ask me. Ask the inventors of the Greek Alphabet.) That "x" came to represent the name "Christ", much like the fish (ichthus in Greek) came to symbolize Christianity (due to a complex acronym involving a description of Jesus translated into Greek).

When you say "X-Mas", you're still really saying "Christmas", except in an abbreviated form. So put down those "Put the Christ Back in Christmas" picket signs and have a happy X-Mas, everyone!