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From: erkyrath@netcom.com (Andrew Plotkin)
Subject: Re: The Third Millenium [Reprise]
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Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 16:07:43 GMT
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Den of Iniquity (dmss100@york.ac.uk) wrote:
> On 3 Sep 1996, Neil K. Guy wrote:

> > I'm sure plenty of Christians 
> > would be making a fuss right about now if our dating system began with 
> > the birth of Mohammed or the Buddha or whomever.

> If it was suddenly changed from AD to some other religious system, maybe, 
> but if I'd grown up thinking of dates in some sort of 'after Mohammed' 
> system I wouldn't see any reason to change it, I'm sure.

> > After all, what does "AD" stand for if not "Year of *Our* 
> > Lord" in Latin? 

> Beware your Latin! ;) 

> Anno Domini: (from) the year of THE Lord

> > Jesus may be Lord for Christians, but he sure ain't 
> > everyone's, and I feel it's important to respect that.

> So Anno Domini doesn't give you a way out - from a Christian perspective 
> He is The Lord whether or not you want Him. :)

Furthermore, "CE" stands for "Common Era". Isn't it just as offensive to 
assume that Christian theology commonly defines the era? It's not even 
true, world-wide, as far as I know.

--Z

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