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To: SunkenCiv; blam

When is CE? Is it the CE for Moslems, Chinese, Hebrews? Or is is A.D. so that we have a time reference point? Or is this a Religios bias or bigotry on the part of the writer?


4 posted on 12/16/2004 3:02:38 PM PST by -=Wing_0_Walker=-
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To: -=Wing_0_Walker=-
"Or is this a Religios bias or bigotry on the part of the writer?"

Yes.

5 posted on 12/16/2004 3:16:49 PM PST by blam
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To: -=Wing_0_Walker=-

CE is short for "Christian Era" and BCE is short for "Before Christian Era". Imagine for a moment that you're someone who is bothered by AD and BC, but not by BCE and CE... no, I can't imagine that either. :')

As someone around here pointed out recently, either way the starting point is Christ, so I fail to see who's getting fooled. :') I will use AD and BC for the duration. (':


6 posted on 12/16/2004 5:04:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("All I have seen teaches me trust the Creator for all I have not seen." -- Emerson)
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