[Preachin']

"Nope. The years are identical."

No they aren't. C.E. (common era) was installed to allow for the missed years in dating.

The year 1 by our reckoning is always referred to to as -4 B.C.E. (before common era) by those who use the B.C.E and C.E> dating methods.

I have issues with it being called Common Era, while the birth of Christ is the point of its reference, but it does serve to rectify dating errors.

[frgoff]

Sorry, but you're just wrong on this. Look it up. It is not 2009 C.E. It is 2005 C.E.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era

[lepton]

The year 1 by our reckoning is always referred to to as -4 B.C.E. (before common era) by those who use the B.C.E and C.E> dating methods.

Ummm. Nope. We just recognize that Jesus was probably born in 4 B.C. (with some arguments for 6 B.C.), which is also described as 4 BCE. It's just one of those historical oddities due to messed up records.

This has nothing to do with dates or systems, since they match, and has only to do with sticking a finger in the eye.