Who knew the secular humanists had been working their plan since WWI?
And as for the old canard that the use of Xmas means that we’re “X-ing out Christ” read on: surely a reporter for the National Review couldn’t be on the side of the atheistic hordes?
John J. Miller on Christmas on National Review Online:
How did Christmas become Xmas?
It’s Greek to us — literally. The Greek word for Christ is Xristos. That’s where the X in Xmas comes from. There’s a Christian website called www.xristos.com. Here’s what it says: Xristos is a transliteration of the New Testament Greek word for Christ “criston.” The Greek letter Chi ‘c’ was retained to insure a connection to the roots and original texts, as well as visually represent the centrality of the cross in all. The visual symbol Chi-ro is also employed at various places by Xristos, recalling one of the earliest practices of the Christian community.
So referring to Christmas as Xmas is no sign of disrespect, as many people believe. But it helps to know its origins.
Knowing origins, or the refusal to think things through, is how these arguments start, after all.
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