[CJ Wolf]

Oh I know what 'they' say. It's what I say that matters. BTW what marks the so called 'Common Era' and if it's so common how come it's only happened once? ;-) Also, check out wikipedia's entry on it.

[NearlyNormal]

Good point, and I agree, there's absolutely nothing "common" about Christ!

But I think we all know 'zactly what's behind these seemingly innocuous attempts at secularizing everything. Before you know it, ALL text books and articles will change their references accordingly.

For example, many of the current textbooks already blame the US for everything "bad" in recent history (and, as we know, everything is "bad" to these people).

Heck, I'm a white, Christian, man ... according to many, those three characteristics damn me for everything "bad" that has ever occurred since 0001 "C.E." ... ooops, see, now they've done it.