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BBC drops Anno Domini and Before Christ to avoid offending non-Christians
UK Telegraph ^ | September 25 2011 | Claire Duffin

Posted on 09/26/2011 2:58:25 PM PDT by knighthawk

The BBC has been accused of bowing to political correctness after it emerged that it was discouraging the use of the terms BC and AD for fear of offending non-Christians.

The Corporation's religion website states that it opts for the "religiously neutral" Common Era and Before Common Era, rather than Anno Domini (the year of Our Lord) and Before Christ.

It goes on: "As the BBC is committed to impartiality it is appropriate that we use terms that do not offend or alienate non-Christians."

But critics said the changes were meaningless because, just like AD and BC, the alternative terms still denote years in relation to the life of Christ.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: ad; bc; bce; britian; ce; dhimmis; dhimmitude; moralabsolutes; uk; ungland
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1 posted on 09/26/2011 2:58:31 PM PDT by knighthawk
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2 posted on 09/26/2011 2:59:25 PM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: knighthawk

The U.K. is finished.


3 posted on 09/26/2011 2:59:47 PM PDT by fwdude ("When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve ...")
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To: knighthawk

I prefer BBBC(before BBC)


4 posted on 09/26/2011 3:00:32 PM PDT by shadeaud ( “Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8”. Just doing my duty as a Christian)
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To: fwdude

Whose decision is this? Names, man! Names!


5 posted on 09/26/2011 3:01:10 PM PDT by Loud Mime (The Obama voters are dumber than you think, meaner than you can imagine)
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To: knighthawk

Already talked to my kids about this and told them that it is BC and AD and never let anyone tell you otherwise.

This all started not too long ago from guess where, Wikipedia.
They had changed it to CE for common era and BCE before common era

I’m letting off mail to the BBC right now.

We have a calender in the west and we go by it and if those who come here do not like it then piss off.
I’ll go over there and respect their ways but you need to come here and respect our ways so before some liberal troll says we need to respect them when they come here then if that is the case where is my respect?
No where and respect is a two way street


6 posted on 09/26/2011 3:01:57 PM PDT by manc (Hannity the fraud he admitted he's socially liberal he's no conservative marriage=1man+ 1 woman)
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To: knighthawk
Meaningless....absolutely....

Historians 200 years hence will have to be TAUGHT what BC and AD means and HOW IT RELATES to BCE & CE.

7 posted on 09/26/2011 3:02:53 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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I read books with a pen in hand. When I see this non-sense of CE and BCE, I scratch it out and put in AD and BC.


8 posted on 09/26/2011 3:03:08 PM PDT by AlmaKing
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To: fwdude

you think this is the UK, no way my kids were told that some are trying to change it to BCE and CE over here and it is coming form over here

wikipedia started this and it has been going on for a couple of years maybe longer

We all need to stop this madness right now before it gets out of control


9 posted on 09/26/2011 3:03:42 PM PDT by manc (Hannity the fraud he admitted he's socially liberal he's no conservative marriage=1man+ 1 woman)
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To: knighthawk
just like AD and BC, the alternative terms still denote years in relation to the life of Christ.

The "life of Christ"? Only to the ignorant. Jesus was born no later than 4 BCE. That is a historical fact. So, once everyone starts referring to THIS year as "2008," then A.D. will make sense - otherwise, it merely perpetuates a middle ages myth that He was born in the year 1.

I thought EVERY year was anno domini.
10 posted on 09/26/2011 3:04:16 PM PDT by Tzfat
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To: knighthawk

BCE = Before the Christian era

CE = Christian era

Common? Yes, what they have in common is that they are based on the (approximate) birth of Christ, who, if you want, can be viewed as an historical person if not the Son of God.


11 posted on 09/26/2011 3:05:47 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: Loud Mime

it started over here at wikipedia.
A year ago I was told about this and have been looking into this for that time.

The founder of wikipedia said he would not put BC or AD and so someone a conservative site like wikipedia out of protest

here it is
http://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page


12 posted on 09/26/2011 3:06:12 PM PDT by manc (Hannity the fraud he admitted he's socially liberal he's no conservative marriage=1man+ 1 woman)
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To: knighthawk

Now I’m offended.


13 posted on 09/26/2011 3:06:27 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: knighthawk

Confused Ping


14 posted on 09/26/2011 3:08:08 PM PDT by onona (Yes We CAIN !!)
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To: Sacajaweau

as an historian I have found some who already are teaching it BCE CE in the schools over here.

http://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page

That site was done by a conservative not sure who but he or she did it in protest

Not sure if Jim knows about this site or BC AD but maybe a banner with news like this could be useful as I am surprised many did nto know what is going on over this and we can’t rely on FOX and the other pro queer media


15 posted on 09/26/2011 3:09:19 PM PDT by manc (Hannity the fraud he admitted he's socially liberal he's no conservative marriage=1man+ 1 woman)
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To: manc

I’m a history major, this has been going on for some time now, at least 15 years.

I teach using BC and AD - and this garbage has pissed me off enough that I’m going to teach it again in tonight’s class.


16 posted on 09/26/2011 3:10:07 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman! 10 percent is enough for God; 9 percent is enough for government)
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To: knighthawk
Ungland...
17 posted on 09/26/2011 3:10:29 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: BenKenobi

every class or speech I give now I make it known AD BC .

There is no way on this earth I will go along with this but I have to ask you and that is where you are do you find most history teachers, professors more on the conservative side unlike say science teachers which are usually spaced out liberals?


18 posted on 09/26/2011 3:13:20 PM PDT by manc (Hannity the fraud he admitted he's socially liberal he's no conservative marriage=1man+ 1 woman)
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To: Right Wing Assault

Heh heh. Good one.


19 posted on 09/26/2011 3:13:20 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Tapuchim udvash l'Rosh Hashanah! L'Shanah Tovah!)
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To: BenKenobi

For everyone who wants to learn how the calendar came about Dominus Exiguus was the very first to switch over to our current calendar.

Prior, all calendars were dated to Ab Urbe Condita -”from the founding of the City”, ie, Rome.

There’s a discreprency of about 200 years between Ab Urbe Condita and the Jewish Calendars that has yet to be resolved.

Teaching BCE + CE is just bad history! Every history teacher should be taught and teaching that the current system was set up by Dominus Exiguus! That is why it is BC and AD, Before Christ and “Anno Domini”, year of our Lord.


20 posted on 09/26/2011 3:14:30 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman! 10 percent is enough for God; 9 percent is enough for government)
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