Despite the fact that some people feel that it is an attempt to remove "Christ" from Christmas, it's actually not. In Greek the letter "X" is short for "Chi", rather than being short for "ex". It has been used, possibly as far back as the first century - by the Church itself, as an abbreviation for Christ (then later Christmas, and even the word Christian/Christianity).
http://hotword.dictionary.com/xmas-christogram/
Ikr I thinks soooo wired that people do that???:/
Because we are lazy
Because they are lazy and they should not take Christ out of Christmas it is wrong it is his birthday not ours
I don't know but I hate it when people write it like that. They're putting an "X" instead of Christ in Christmas. It's called Christmas. Please show some respect for the holiday and not put an "X" in it!
People find it easier to put that in a quick text than Christ, which is disrespectful but it has become so common that we can not control sadly :(
Same reason they say Happy Holiday because it means nothing to them. Just another holiday.
In Greek, the original language of the New Testament, the word for "Christ" is xplotoc, which begins with the Greek letter that is essentially the same letter as the English letter X. So, originally, Xmas was simply an abbreviation of Christmas. No grand conspiracy to take Christ out of Christmas. Just an abbreviation.
because some people want to take the word christ out of christmas which is wrong cause i love jesus christ and im catholic
I believe that it's because they want to take Christ out of Christmas. Mas means to worship or to give praise. Therefore Christmas is the worship of Christ and people are trying to take the religious asset out of it
Hey sorry I just read what you replied with but didn't wanna respond there since I thought I'd be awkward with that other guy...ha so yeah :P wanna text or email then?(:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=xmas
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/christianholidays/f/Xmas.htm
Acts 11:26
26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Your a pagan so stick to your Pagan beliefs and quit trying to tell people about what Christianity is cause you have no clue.
And if you don't put your trust in man - how can you trust what is written in the Bible, since it was written by men? It may be the "word of God", but it's the "word of God" as interpreted by many different men (as there are many different versions).