I would think the crosses would actually have been Roman Nom, though I've met some Xtians who carry one of their own about!
On 27 Dec, 18:13, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.thefreedictionary.com/xmas > > On Dec 27, 9:38 am, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Xmas? Archytas? > > Is it your contention that the Christian Cross was, historically, > > actually in the shape of an > > "x" an not a "+"? > > I am not saying anything by this , really, .... I just wonder when the > > "X mas" variant came up and to what end? I suppose different people > > use it for different reasons.... Happy "Achoo-nukkah"... > > nominal9 > > > On Dec 26, 8:15 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Truly awful Orn, after the first paragraph. One might say Xmas for > > > flanneurs. > > > > On 25 Dec, 21:23, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > [In answer to the question of whether it is appropriate for an atheist > > > > to celebrate Christmas:] > > > > > Yes, of course. A national holiday, in this country, cannot have an > > > > exclusively religious meaning. The secular meaning of the Christmas > > > > holiday is wider than the tenets of any particular religion: it is > > > > good will toward men—a frame of mind which is not the exclusive > > > > property (though it is supposed to be part, but is a largely > > > > unobserved part) of the Christian religion. > > > > > The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good > > > > will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says: > > > > “Merry Christmas”—not “Weep and Repent.” And the good will is > > > > expressed in a material, earthly form—by giving presents to one’s > > > > friends, or by sending them cards in token of remembrance . . . . > > > > > The best aspect of Christmas is the aspect usually decried by the > > > > mystics: the fact that Christmas has been commercialized. The gift- > > > > buying . . . stimulates an enormous outpouring of ingenuity in the > > > > creation of products devoted to a single purpose: to give men > > > > pleasure. And the street decorations put up by department stores and > > > > other institutions—the Christmas trees, the winking lights, the > > > > glittering colors—provide the city with a spectacular display, which > > > > only “commercial greed” could afford to give us. One would have to be > > > > terribly depressed to resist the wonderful gaiety of that spectacle. > > > > > The Objectivist Calendar, Dec. 1976.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
