>>>Ironic because the breaking point was the historic birth of Christ, which was the whole event anti-Christians were trying to ignore by changing the nomenclature. So I guess what brought us into the "Common Era" was the birth of Jesus, right?
That is correct. The question of BC vs BCE revolves around his divinity. BC acknowledges it while BCE recognizes Jesus as an historical figure.
"Before Christ" recognizes his divinity to those who are not Christian? Does "Thursday" mean that we recognize the divinity of Thor?