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To: vannrox
And once again "BCE"???? When did Before Christ and Anno Domini drop off the map and this Common Era B.S. pop up? It just seemed to slip in there with no announcement or reason given or consensus taken. Like going to the metric system without really telling anyone. If we are going from year "0" each way, what is the signficance of that year? It is (supposedly, probably not accurately) the year designated as the birth of Christ. Our calendar system has been based on this for centuries. How come a bunch of politically correct a-holes get to change everything at will? When my grandson asks what the A.D. means on the dates on old buildings do I have to go through a long explanation of how it used to be but is no more and when he asks why, what is my response (remember he is only 4 and I never swear around him).
9 posted on 01/13/2003 11:53:59 AM PST by harrym
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To: Puppage; harrym
FYI, the phrase "B.C.E." is, and has been for some time, used by Jews who do not believe that Jesus was/is the Messiah. It means "Before the Common Era." Notice that this report appeared in Ha'aretz Daily, which is an Israeli newspaper.

You might also take note of the fact that Jesus was what today would be called an Orthodox Jew who would undoubtedly use the same term of reference. There is no record of Jesus ever using a different calendar than the traditional Hebrew calendar which, FYI, has been in use for at least 1,000 years longer than any version of the calendar presently used by most of the world.

You appear to be either incredibly ignorant or incredibly insensitive to others' beliefs if you can't accept that others may believe differently than you do. The whole concept of "PC" is, to be sure, a load of crap at best. But this has NOTHING to do with PC. It is a simple unwillingness by those who believe differently from you to adopt your language and your points of reference. Oh, by the way, it is not intended as an insult to you or your religion - it is merely speaking in terms that are acceptable to the writer and most of his/her intended audience - and it has always been and will always be just that.

You both need to either educate yourselves better, read more carefully or open your minds a bit - or all three.

13 posted on 01/13/2003 3:05:12 PM PST by Ancesthntr
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