--- Skyring <skyring(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The horse has long bolted. CE has been common usage
for decades in an
expanding circle of groups, most notably those of
science or academia.
The Christians trying to contain the infection are
as ultimately
risible as the French trying to keep their language
pure by opposing
terms such as "le weekend". Christian belief is
something that comes
from the heart, not from strict adherence to the
display of symbols.
It's only Christians who support AD/BC? How curious,
considering that I am not a Christian, but support the
status quo, since CE/BCE is anti-Christian POV and a
violation of Wikipedia policy of using most common
name. Just because the academic community uses it
doesn't mean our readers do.
Again, I suggest making it part of the Preferences,
just as the date formatting is.
RickK
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