“BCE/CE is accepted practice and widespread; in countries that are not predominantly Christian”
I understand the desire of those who don’t believe in Christ not to have to “affirm” him by using AD and BC; but, totally unrelated to that, there is currently a cultural attempt to repress Christian expression in the public square.
Therefore, the use of BCE and CE, at this particular time, is going to be misunderstood, and will be considered part of the same anti-Christian bias.
Hopefully all sides will show a bit of mutual understanding (and just as some don’t want to use BC and AD, others will, especially at this time, want to specifically emphasize those terms).
Therefore, the use of BCE and CE, at this particular time, is going to be misunderstood, and will be considered part of the same anti-Christian bias.Yes, the earlier poster did indeed misunderstand its use and practice, and betrays overt hostility toward something that isn't being used as part of anyone's agenda here on FR. A Google search will turn up at least hundreds, and probably thousands of such hostile comments in threads just like this one.
Believe in Christ or not, He is going to bust the sky wide
open at the appointed time along with thousands and thousands of His Holy angels on horseback in the clouds of
glory. Ready or not! Suddenly, all things will change.