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While the use of the phrase "Common Era" has existed for hundreds of years, only recently have [[political correctness|politically correct]] [[liberals]] attempted to replace all instances of 'AD' with 'CE.' The original use of 'CE' was to avoid the common practice of countries basing their dates on when their rulers reached power <ref>ex. 15 years in the rulership of King Steven the Third</ref> or were born, i.e. the "regal era" from the birthdate of Jesus Christ, which belonged to all men "the common era." While use of "Common Era" attempts to erase recognition for the Christian basis of the calendar, there are no similar attempts to erase non-Christian religious names from the calendar, such as the days of the week named after Norse gods. Numerous texts, particularly schoolbooks, have replaced "B.C./A.D." with "Common Era" symbols over the past decade. This is part of a [[United Nations]] effort to remove Christ from the Christian calender and replace other cultures' orthodox calenders with it. <ref> Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi A. Annan in "Common values for a common era" on 28 June 1999 [http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/articleFull.asp?TID=37] </ref>
While the use of the phrase "Common Era" has existed for hundreds of years, only recently have [[political correctness|politically correct]] [[liberals]] attempted to replace all instances of 'AD' with 'CE.' The original use of 'CE' was to avoid the common practice of countries basing their dates on when their rulers reached power <ref>ex. 15 years in the rulership of King Steven the Third</ref> or were born, i.e. the "regal era" from the birthdate of Jesus Christ, which belonged to all men "the common era." While use of "Common Era" attempts to erase recognition for the Christian basis of the calendar, there are no similar attempts to erase non-Christian religious names from the calendar, such as the days of the week named after Norse gods. Numerous texts, particularly schoolbooks, have replaced "B.C./A.D." with "Common Era" symbols over the past decade. This is part of a [[United Nations]] effort to remove Christ from the Christian calender and replace other cultures' orthodox calenders with it. <ref> Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi A. Annan in "Common values for a common era" on 28 June 1999 [http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/articleFull.asp?TID=37] </ref>
==CE and Observant Jews ==
Observant Jews are prohibited from uttering or writing "Christ" as it is considered a title of divinity and confirmation that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. Since Jews have been killed throughout history for refusing to accept Christ's divinity, they consider it a betrayal of martyred forefathers, and look at having to write "Christ" (or an abbreviation) much the same way a Christian would if forced to step on a crucifix. Most Jews would not mind writing "before Jesus," and readily accept that this is the basis of the calendar, because Jesus is a name and not a title implying Godhead. For Jews, CE is a way to use the calendar rooted in the birth of Christ without having to (in their minds) declare their personal acceptance of Christ as Savior.
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