[OneTimeLurker]

"Lots of Jews in America use BC and AD in common usage and the issue at hand is the growing use here, not in Israel."

It looked like we were all talking about the use in this article being PC, etc. The author is Israeli.

Also, your comparison to January is silly. Saying AD as in Ano Domini mean in the year of our lord. So by saying AD you are basically saying Jesus is your lord. Saying January is not the same thing. You are just calling something names after a god not saying he is your god. Just like saying a planet's name.

[Monterrosa-24]

You're wrong on this one. It is a solid comparison. During the French Revolution's heady days they did change the names on the calendar but soon changed back. The abbreviations are just names and most Jews think no more of using AD and BC than Christians do about tossing around the names of Pagan Gods. Most Jews in America go to public schools or secular private schools, not Hebrew schools. Most Jews just don't worry about the names of calendar parts.

[orionblamblam]

> Saying AD as in Ano Domini mean in the year of our lord. So by saying AD you are basically saying Jesus is your lord.

Incorrect. I use BC and AD on occaision, and by no means do I imply what you suggest. BC and AD are merely conventions, not proclamations of faith.

But let's say you're right, and saying BC and AD means a proclamation fo faith. That thus means that non-Christians should NEVER use those terms. It also means that those terms are explicitly religious, and *should* be removed from schoolbooks and replaced.

Careful what you wish for...