HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

[soulsearcher]

Go ahead. Say it. My intelligent and beautiful sister brought to my attention that the word "Holiday" originated from "Holy Days," as this states:

A simple exploration of any dictionary or lexicon will reveal that the word “holiday” originated from the two words “holy” “days.” These holy days were days set aside to commemorate holy events such as the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The fact that most Americans still celebrate these holy days in some fashion gives hope that there are still a few days left in the year that could be dedicated to making the world a better place.

[Pastor Gary]

Tell Janis she may be technically correct, but how are indignant Christians supposed to work up a good campaign when the messy facts get in the way???!!

[RamboPreacher]

merry Xmass!

[deb]

http://christmas.howstuffworks.com/xmas.htm

Last part of article:

But it turns out that "Xmas"­ isn't a modern convention at all. It was used commonly in 16th-century Europe, when many people began using the term "Christos," the Greek translation for Christ, to refer to Jesus. The first letter in the Greek alphabet is chi, symbolized by an X and translating to "ch." So, along with the Greek letter rho for "r", the term Xmas was used to refer to the birth of Jesus as an informed abbreviation, not an offensive one. Xmas was a way for Christian scholars to refer to Jesus respectfully in an ancient language -- not to disrespect his name with a harsh symbol. In fact, variations of "Xmas" date back to 1021 [source: BBC.com].

[RamboPreacher]

http://christmas.howstuffworks.com/xmas.htm

Last part of article:

But it turns out that "Xmas"­ isn't a modern convention at all. It was used commonly in 16th-century Europe, when many people began using the term "Christos," the Greek translation for Christ, to refer to Jesus. The first letter in the Greek alphabet is chi, symbolized by an X and translating to "ch." So, along with the Greek letter rho for "r", the term Xmas was used to refer to the birth of Jesus as an informed abbreviation, not an offensive one. Xmas was a way for Christian scholars to refer to Jesus respectfully in an ancient language -- not to disrespect his name with a harsh symbol. In fact, variations of "Xmas" date back to 1021 [source: BBC.com].

Actually, I had blogged about it a couple years back...
http://rambopreacher.blogspot.com/2005/ ... again.html