[WikiEN-l] Fwd: [Wikitech-l] BC vs BCE era names

[ScottL]

Guettarda 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.

   If I am not mistaken the beginning and ends of the months etc were 
originally set up based on astrological principals.  Would it violate 
NPOV (since we would then be making astrological assertions) to keep 
using months?

SKL