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Later on in life, I found out that X also was a symbol for the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter for the name of Christ in Greek so I haven't had a problem with writing X-mas since then.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EI do find it strange that over the years, each \"Christian\" holiday has somehow evolved into something where Christ (or a Christian) is barely a factor in the celebration.\u0026nbsp; Think about it:\u0026nbsp; St. Valentine's Day, to honor the martyred patron saint, is now marked by cupids, candy, and cards.\u0026nbsp; St. Patrick's Day is to honor the missionary who went to Ireland as his calling, and is now celebrated with green beer and lucky charms.\u0026nbsp; Easter.\u0026nbsp; Halloween...etc.\u0026nbsp; It would be interesting to take an in-depth look at this change, but for lack of time, you'll have to settle for my superficial analysis.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EBy no means am I a Christian who is gung-ho for 'taking back' these holidays to make them what they once were.\u0026nbsp; That would be because there are many people who celebrate these holidays who do not share the same faith as me.\u0026nbsp; Society has changed and I recognize it is very different from what it used to be.\u0026nbsp; I don't think it would be beneficial to force them to celebrate the holiday how I do, because they don't believe the same things I do.\u0026nbsp; I'm perfectly fine with saying 'Happy Holidays!' and 'Merry Christmas!' at the same time.\u0026nbsp; God knows that my heart is worshiping Him during the holidays, and ultimately, that is all that matters.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EThat said, I do believe my fellow Christians need to make a marked difference in the way we celebrate the holidays (that is, not buying into the consumerism aspect, particularly Christmas), and I love that my church participates in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.adventconspiracy.com\/\" style=\"color: #990000;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAdvent Conspiracy\u003C\/a\u003E because it gives meaning again to the Christmas that I love to celebrate.\u0026nbsp; I feel like I am worshiping in full and following Jesus' command to love your neighbor when I am giving to others in real, tangible ways.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EWhat was your most meaningful holiday?\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.megancordell.com\/feeds\/547649776861898748\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.megancordell.com\/2011\/11\/touchy-topic-tuesday-holiday-craze.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2992458009156144390\/posts\/default\/547649776861898748"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2992458009156144390\/posts\/default\/547649776861898748"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.megancordell.com\/2011\/11\/touchy-topic-tuesday-holiday-craze.html","title":"Touchy Topic Tuesday: Holiday Craze."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"meg"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09546619783461331433"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"29","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEilQL7twZTeVtE2hJkjT88LZPQZSB1wEGnttPaiLX5oQi6DHVW6PZqsK_RqoE5he6wtRnoJ2sOFfSSvWC0JvjaPm7nZ_t83cfPF5OkdtPC8Q5BLSgPfSTDQJDAMTZrXcQ\/s220\/IMG_5218.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});