Then you realize churchmen themselves used X as an abbreviation for , and that Xmas has been in use in respectful application to "Christmas" for centuries?
Why do you think I object to "Xmas"?
I don't know....because you think people are beyond hope and cannot be educated?
To your question, of course.
To the rest -- did you not really want a dialogue? Or is your best understanding of my position, honestly, that I "think people are beyond hope and cannot be educated?" You read the entire essay, you thought, and that's the best you can do?
Dan