I agree. But where did the use of CE come from and is it the more popular usage nowadays?
Christian Era. After our Lord.
So what is CE referring to? Did something happen then in year one “CE”?
It’s idiotic and one reveals bigotry by using the CE term with BC/AD years.
You can think of it as “Common Era” or “Christian Era.” BC is BCE.
“Anno Domini,” “The Year of the [or Our] Lord” was thought to be too explicitly Christian for the modern multicultural world.
The popular spoken usage is probably still AD and BC, but in print you are increasingly likely to see BC and BCE.
Common Era
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era
“But where did the use of CE come from and is it the more popular usage nowadays?”
BCE, CE, Before the Common Era; Common Era
Modern effort to get around the BC AD calculations, which documents the birth of Christ and that might offend non-Christians. The modern calendar is probably next because the birth of Christ is still highlighted anyway.
It’s no longer BC and AD. It’s BCE and CE so as not to offend the atheists and non-Christians.
There are people who like to change long established working things for no apparent good reason. I only imagine it is out of self-appointed self-importance. It disgusts and irritates me.
They also don't like saying BC....BEFORE CHRIST, so it's BEFORE COMMON ERA!!
This info from my Jewish in laws.
It’s a moving date that has to be recalculated every time you use it. Think Coriolis force and climate change and DEI working together in chaos.
1.) Antichristian bigotry, rife in the academy.
2.) Yes, sadly.
Liberals trying to distance themselves/us from the Bible.