Hi everyone...
The all latest in my moan session is... the word Xmas...
In mathematics, the letter or symbol stands for something thats unknown, IE: solve for X etc...
It is therefore well documented as such, and therefore it is insulting to us Christian believers to encourage and accept the word Xmas - I would say. However, I have discovered recently another reason why it has been used.
The word Christmas originated as a compound meaning "Christ's mass". It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038.[5] "Cristes" is from Greek christos and "mæsse" is from Latin missa. In early Greek versions of the New Testament, the letter Χ (chi), is the first letter of Christ. Since the mid-16th century Χ, or the similar Roman letter X, has been used as an abbreviation for Christ.[8] Hence, Xmas is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas.
So dear brothers and sisters, there you have it.... My views have been changed, a rare occasion indeed. But i still beleive we need to include "Christ" as it is his mass that we celebrating.
Some other concerns of mine are directed to the City of Cape Town. Now the festive light will be officially switched on the 30th November, we dont really know who`s gonna be doing the "switching on" as the Mayors name does not appear on the posters. So it might be our Lesbian Premier, Lynne Brown, or our feisty Madam Helen Zille!
Anyways, thats besides the point really, the festive lights - as we`ve seen them been put up recently, bears no images of the baby Jesus, Mary or Joseph....
Wheres the wise men, the star that led them to him?
We see protea flowers, a bright sun and many other figures, but the prominent and most important bits are not there? Yes we a diverse city, rich mixture of Christains, Muslims, indians and hundu`s.... The figures of the western cape show quite clearly that Christians make up 60% of this province, so why are they not being considered?
I feel we are being way too sensitive towards other religions in this regard. The very reason for this celebration and festivities are because of Gods gift - Jesus Christ.
When Muslims Celebrate Eid, we see visual signs thereof - The rising moon...
When Jews Celebrate their Festivals, we see the Star of David, and the candles...
When Hindu`s celebrate Diwali - we see the outward signs of light, radiating from the rooftops
and one can go on...
Why now, a day of great joy, a celebration of Christ`s birth, we are not allowed to display outward signs of his birth...
We as christians need to stand united against these decision and voice our concerns in this regard.
