MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
On 9/5/06, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/5/06, Guettarda guettarda@gmail.com wrote:
Actually one of the major issues in the dispute is whether BC/AD violates NPOV because it requires Wikipedia to make an assertion the Jesus is the
Messiah/God. BCE/CE merely describes the condition, and thus does what the NPOV policy asks.
No, it merely requires our readers to assume Jesus was born in the year 0. The dating method doesn't state anything about his supposed God/Messiah-ness.
Mgm
Even if it is based on Christian beliefs, it doesn't require users to believe it to actually use it.
You cannot understand the Western world without understanding the influence of Christianity. BC/AD is part of that history; people are still free to draw their own conclusions.