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Originally Posted by Minnie
Sorry. Used to participate on a religious debate board years ago and 'xian' was the shorthand we used and I'm just used to it. X indicates the Greek letter 'Chi'. Chi is short for the Greek Χριστός, meaning Christ. It's a shorthand that's actually been in use for thousands of years.
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Interesting...so X=Christ is shorthand that has been used for thousands of years, yet some of the people who presumably should know this go batpoop crazy when people say "Xmas"?
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