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To: Puppage; harrym
FYI, the phrase "B.C.E." is, and has been for some time, used by Jews who do not believe that Jesus was/is the Messiah. It means "Before the Common Era." Notice that this report appeared in Ha'aretz Daily, which is an Israeli newspaper.

You might also take note of the fact that Jesus was what today would be called an Orthodox Jew who would undoubtedly use the same term of reference. There is no record of Jesus ever using a different calendar than the traditional Hebrew calendar which, FYI, has been in use for at least 1,000 years longer than any version of the calendar presently used by most of the world.

You appear to be either incredibly ignorant or incredibly insensitive to others' beliefs if you can't accept that others may believe differently than you do. The whole concept of "PC" is, to be sure, a load of crap at best. But this has NOTHING to do with PC. It is a simple unwillingness by those who believe differently from you to adopt your language and your points of reference. Oh, by the way, it is not intended as an insult to you or your religion - it is merely speaking in terms that are acceptable to the writer and most of his/her intended audience - and it has always been and will always be just that.

You both need to either educate yourselves better, read more carefully or open your minds a bit - or all three.

13 posted on 01/13/2003 3:05:12 PM PST by Ancesthntr
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To: Ancesthntr
Geez, can you be any MORE sensitive? I'm well aware of the WORD ORIGIN, thank you very much. I don't need a missive from you on the history of an acronym, or world religion. So, why don't you take a gander into the kitchen & pour yourself a BIG glass of calm the hell down.
15 posted on 01/13/2003 3:22:42 PM PST by Puppage
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