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Line 5: − Consider this frank question and answer with a rabbi about the use of "Common Era," which illustrates that the term "Common Era" did not come from Judaism:<ref>http://ohr.edu/ask_db/ask_main.php/263/Q3/</ref> − − Dear Rabbi: − − I would like to know why we say "before the Common Era" and "Common Era" (BCE and CE). − − I mean, why do we call it "common?" ... − − Dear Viviane [], − − When I was a school boy I thought that CE stood for "The Common Error." − − Now, 25 years and a number of common errors later, I assume that Common Era simply means "the date commonly accepted and used." '''But the truth is that I don't know, so I asked your question to a professor of European history. He didn't know either.'''
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While use of "Common Era" attempts to erase recognition for the Christian basis of the calendar, there are not 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.
While use of "Common Era" attempts to erase recognition for the Christian basis of the calendar, there are not 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.
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