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Helen wrote: > To Ken Becker > > What's with G-d. Unless you are Jewish I expect you use Xmas which takes > Christ out of Christmas. It's your prerogative - no harm intended - just > wondered. > Religious Jews believe that writing the word "God" violates the Biblical prohibition (Ten Commandments) against "taking the Lord's Name in vain". Such people even write the word as L-rd. "Xmas" is different, as the "X" is from the Greek letter "Chi" which is the first letter of "Christ", which is a Greek word, meaning "Messiah" or "Anointed One". Best, Bob *********************************** ROBERT A. FINK, M. D., F.A.C.S. Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA Phone: (510) 849-2555 FAX: (510) 849-2557 WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/> mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ***********************************