But if that gags some folks, then I'd prefer they use the Jewish Calendar ... for honesty's sake.
The recent fad of attempting to deChristianize the Christian calendar is both stupid and dishonest.
I generally do too, other than when someone is forcing the issue, the meaning of AD carries no significance to me and I don't consider it an expression of faith. I've noted those who complain the loudest, often have the least interest in the underlying concept. I'll note that there's been criticism here on FR both for using the Hebrew calendar (the JP does along with the Gregorian) and the hyphenated G-d spelling, since we're an English speaking country. To the extant that CE/BCE is used to "deny" Christianity, which I suspect isn't all that much, thats kind of silly.