***We went to xmas mass...***
The soul of the church is not in the building, but in the religion.
In the future, it would be deeply appreciated by all Christians if you would type CHRISTMAS, instead of Xmas.
The X is the Greek letter Chi, for cristoV (Christ - the Anointed One)
How do you separate religion from worship? You can not. The building is an expression of worship. If a person's worship is cheap, so is that person's religion. If the wise men came to worship the Christ child with precious gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, I see no reason why we who are less wise should not do the same.
In the future, it would be deeply appreciated by all Christians if you would type CHRISTMAS, instead of Xmas.
The X in Xmas is the letter in the Roman alphabet that corresponds to the Greek letter Chi. In Greek, Christ is Xristos. There is a very long practice in Christianity of using X for Christ or Xristos. This is a noble practice. This practice most certainly does not take Christ out Christmas. The X of Xmas most certainly puts Christ into Christmas.
I would ask that you not presume to speak for all Christians. As a Christian, I very much appreciate this practice of using Xmas.<.p<>