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This misunderstanding about the use of "Xmas" is not a new phenomenon. I heard the same kinds of comments in sermons many years ago. It was especially prevalent among those Christians and church leaders who wanted or needed to see the world in negative and threatening terms (s, or who tended to see everything in secular society either as part of some grand conspiracy of Satan or the inexorable working out of God’s own predetermined plan, without really knowing all the facts or complexities of the situation (
It is as if the term "Xmas" used anywhere in public is part of some diabolical grinchly plot to subvert Christmas. This is implied in other places as well. A 2005 poll on the website bible.com, a popular biblical resource site, has this question: "What concerns you the most about how the world is attacking Christmas, a Christian holiday?" The four choices given in order are:
1) Using an "X" to replace Christ’s name in Christmas - for example, Xmas; 2) Banning manger scenes from public places; 3) Substituting "Happy Holidays" for "Merry Christmas"; 4) Emphasizing Santa Claus over Baby Jesus.
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