Originally Posted by
CathyCA
Tilly, I'll tell you why I abbreviate Xmas, Xianity, Xian, Xtology, X (for Christ) with an X. It is so I can learn MORE about everything related to Christ/Christianity/religion.
I majored in religion at Duke. In my note-taking, I found that I could get so much more down in my notebook if I abbreviated "Christ" to X. It doesn't mean that I am denigrating my own beliefs, faith or savior. It simply means that I'm trying to write down as much as I can about all of that.
I also used the Greek letter theta in my note-taking for the word God and all words related to theo-logy, theo-logian, even theo-ry. I wish I could show you this with the letter "theta."
Using abbreviations gave me more time to write out words that I needed to understand like paraclete, gnostic, Talmud, midrash, exegisis, eschatology, ecclesiology, soteriology, diaspora, sacerdotalism, etc., I'd never used those words before, so abbreviating the words I had used in the past made sense for my note-taking. I still abbreviate today.
Certainly no disrespect meant on my part at all. I hope my explanation makes sense to you.