This notation system's origins have nothing to do with atheism.
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== Origin of BCE and CE ==
== Origin of BCE and CE ==
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The use of the BCE and CE abbreviations was originally an [[Atheist]]ic and [[Liberal]] attempt to remove all reference to the birth of [[Jesus Christ]] from the modern western dating system by an aggressive insistence on [[Tolerance|toleration]] of non-Christian sensitivities in science and history by redefining the common dating system of the [[Gregorian Calendar]] established by the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Pope]], so that B.C. became B.C.E. "'''B'''efore the '''C'''ommon '''E'''ra". and A.D. was replaced by C.E. the "'''C'''ommon '''E'''ra".
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The use of the BCE and CE abbreviations started with Jewish scholars not wanting to use BC and AD as it would mean calling Jesus "Our Lord"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7-HqNaotYw</ref>