[Vaquero]

Where have you been

if you watch the science and history channels...

they do not use Anno Domini or Before Christ, anymore.

the new terms used in schools and science are

B.C.E. Before the common era.

A.C.E. After the common era.

How Common of them!

[SampleMan]

B.C.E. Before the common era. A.C.E. After the common era.

I enjoy interrupting people who use these to ask them what the basis of zero is. After a little persistence, they will finally state that it is Christ's life. Then I ask them why they insist on rewriting history to exclude an underlying element, would they do this if the time-line was based on Alexander the Great or the first emperor of China?

[Cheburashka]

B.C.E. Before the common era.

A.C.E. After the common era.

How Common of them!

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I always read B.C.E. as Before Christian Era.

I've never heard of A.C.E. being used, but C.E., which I always read as Christian Era.

[Venturer]

I never heard that.

You are kidding aren’t you?

[This I Wonder32460]

“B.C.E. Before the common era.
A.C.E. After the common era.”

Let me re-translate the above:

B.C.E. Before Christ’s Entrance (into the world as human)
A.C.E. After Christ’s Execution

[This I Wonder32460]

“B.C.E. Before the common era.
A.C.E. After the common era.”

Let me re-translate the above:

B.C.E. Before Christ’s Entrance (into the world as human)
A.C.E. After Christ’s Execution

[verga]

B.C.E. Before the common era. A.C.E. After the common era.

this really ticked me off when I was in the seminary and Priests were saying this and wearing the Tau cross and not wearing the clerical collar.