Christmas.I suspect most C.I. readers are upset with the attempt by some in our society to remove Christ Christ: see Jesus. Christ forgives man for his sins. [Christianity: Misc.] See : Forgiveness Christ See also Passion of Christ. Agnus Dei lamb of god. from Christmas by using the expression "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." The word holiday originally comes from "holy day." So, when somebody says "happy holiday" to you, just think "happy holyday," which is precisely what Christmas is. You could even respond by saying "happy holydays", emphasizing the "y." That will surely get some people thinking, no? The motivation to change Christmas greetings is likely the same as the motivation behind the effort to drop BC and AD in favour of BCE BCE abbr. 1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering BCE Abbreviation for before the Common Era. and CE. In response, Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła pointed out that Christ indeed did establish a common era for all of humanity. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , the efforts of these anti-Christian people in both cases have actually backfired. I wish you all a happy holYday in this common era of Christ, Light of the World. Toronto, ON |
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