What is the Difference between a Christian and a Xian?

[billiefan2000]

Can someone explain to me since some people here seem to have no courage to say the word CHRISTIAN to describe a Christian.

Instead they use the word XIAN and I would love to hear what the difference between a XIAN and a CHRISTIAN is.

 

[Morwen]

"What's the difference between a Christian and a Xian?"

Five keystrokes.

 

[The Mad Linguist]

Can someone explain to me since some people here seem to have no courage to say the word CHRISTIAN to describe a Christian.

Instead they use the word XIAN and I would love to hear what the difference between a XIAN and a CHRISTIAN is.

There is no difference, Billiefan. It's an abbreviation used for typing speed.

The "X" is the first letter of "christ" in Greek letters (X = ch). The New Testament was originally a Greek book.

The Xian abbreviation was first used BY CHRISTIANS in the middle ages, circa 750 years ago.

It's the same thing as Xmas for Christmas.

 

[billiefan2000]

Re: "What's the difference between a Christian and a Xian?"

Five keystrokes.

Not a good enough answer is what I say.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

Once again you make a mountain out of a molehill. Writing Xian vs. writing Christian has nothing to do with courage. It is done for the same reason that people write 'bye' instead of 'Goodbye' or 'LOL' instead of 'Laughing Out Loud'. It is done to save a few strokes of typing or a bit of writing, nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

Re: Re: "What's the difference between a Christian and a Xian?"

Not a good enough answer is what I say.

You say it because you are desperately seeking some sort of validation for your typical Christian persecution complex.

 

[Lord Emsworth]

I found a reference on Snopes about Christian and Xian.

Granted, the latter rather looks like it referred to a Chinese city

 

[Dancing David]

I type Xian when I am tired and likely to make speeling erors, I never thought that anyone would think to find it offensive, because i sure see it on custom license plates.
C-h-r-s-t--i-a-n, dang
C-h-r-i-s-r-i-a-n, darn
C-h-r-u-s-t-i-a-n, nope
X-i-a-n

Sorry Billie, if you want to feel prosecuted there are better ways to do it, there used to be a peacher who came to the U of I and preached on our Quad, I think he liked the feeling of being in Soddom and Gomorah, it was very entertaining.

Considering that Christions foolishness permeates our culture, you have no idea of what it must be like to be a non christian in our society.

Have you been praying to Jesus? Did he tell you to worry about this?

 

[HarryKeogh]

there is no difference. the christian and the xian are both going to heaven while the other 5 billion people are going to eternally drink from rivers of fire while having red hot pokers stuck up their butts , sent there by the all-loving God.

duh!

 

[Pahansiri]

Can someone explain to me since some people here seem to have no courage to say the word CHRISTIAN to describe a Christian.

Instead they use the word XIAN and I would love to hear what the difference between a XIAN and a CHRISTIAN is.

Billiefan my friend don’t you find it ironic ( rhetorical, I do not expect an answer) you judge peoples “courage” yet you will not respond to others post to you , questions, points etc?

As The Mad Linguist

The Xian abbreviation was first used BY CHRISTIANS in the middle ages, circa 750 years ago. The "X" is the first letter of "christ" in Greek letters (X = ch)[/quote.

You do not understand your belief or its history.

Be well, I hope you find a comfort in knowing people here do not count your "sins" against you.

May you be well and happy may you be free from your anger, hate and Hypocrisy. May you stop judging others as your Bible commands.

Perhaps then you will be a "real" Christian.

 

[Max560]

Notwithstanding the origins of the term Xian in place of christian, I believe that certain christians feel that the use of the abbreviation is meant as a pejorative term.

This perception is probably related to a similar case where fundamentalists are referred to as 'fundies'.

So what is probably happening is that the act of abbreviation is being perceived as an insult, even when the initial use of the abreviation is benign, with no intent to belittle one's faith.

In any case Cthulhu will devour christians and Xians alike, and will probably find them to be quite tasty.

 

[zakur]

You should see how they stew at the use of the term "Christers."

 

[triadboy]

Can someone explain to me since some people here seem to have no courage to say the word CHRISTIAN to describe a Christian.

Instead they use the word XIAN and I would love to hear what the difference between a XIAN and a CHRISTIAN is.

This is exactly why I think Billiefan is a 14 year old girl xian. No guy xian would care about this.

 

[arcticpenguin]

Re: Re: What is the Difference between a Christian and a Xian?

This is exactly why I think Billiefan is a 14 year old girl xian. No guy xian would care about this.

True. And anyone with marketing experience knows that Q, X and Z are cool letters.

 

[WildCat]

Sorry Billie, if you want to feel prosecuted there are better ways to do it, there used to be a peacher who came to the U of I and preached on our Quad, I think he liked the feeling of being in Soddom and Gomorah, it was very entertaining.

Hey, I bet that's the same one that used to come up to Northern Illinois University when I went there, late 1980's. He used to scream at all the girls, calling them whores and sluts who would surely go to hell if they didn't become born again. What a wanker.

 

[Jet Grind]

"Xian" is a shorthand way of saying "Christian".

Don't get your panties in a bunch over it billie.

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

One is a member of the Christian religion, the other is a city in China.
<rimshot>

The difference is some of us can type, while some hunt and peck and need to/chose to use shorthand.

Same reason I use atheist instead of "freethought-skeptic who has concluded that either a deity doesn't exist, or if he/she/it does it exist, he/she/it doesn't interact with humans." It's all about the carpal tunnel man...

 

[evildave]

He was such a good Christian, he bought a Chrysler.

 

[swstephe]

The answer billiefan is looking for?

Billefan is probably thinking of the whole "x-mas", "Christmas" thing where it was supposed to be a way of crossing out the word "Christ" for the Jews, who didn't believe that term. That's actually not quote true, but I'll let alt.jewish.culture.faq speak for me, (and agrees with previous posts):

Some Jews consider Jesus to have been an ordinary man and write his name like that of any other man. Some question whether or not he even existed, possibly being a myth borrowed from similar stories. Others ascribe to him the status of a "deity worshipped by others," whose name Jews should not pronounce. Many extend this ban to the written form. Some write "Xianity" as a simple shorthand, like "Xmas," while others prefer not to write "Christianity" lest it appear that they consider Jesus to have been the Messiah.

Note that the shorthands "Xianity" and "Xmas" do not derive from attempting to "blot out" the Jesus's name; rather, they arose because the first letter of the Christ in greek (Christos) is a Chi, which looks like an "X". In fact, the shorthand is used by many Christians.

The possible halachic problem with writing Christ derives from the fact that "christos" is the Greek word for Messiah/moshiach.

Hence some argue that writing the name Christ in full tacitly acknowledges (G-d forbid) that Jesus was the Messiah.

 

[Upchurch]

Re: Re: "What's the difference between a Christian and a Xian?"

Not a good enough answer is what I say.

What would count as a good enough answer, then?