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The term "Common Era" (CE) is an attempt to erase the historical basis for the primary calendar dating system in the Western world. "Common Era" has no real meaning, and even the origin of this term is unclear. The 1972 Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary has no entry for "Common Era."
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The '''Common Era (CE)''' mark and dating system were introduced around 1992-1993 (first mentioned of it is found in 1987) with the founding of the European Union, although it is often said to mean Common Era it is also a mark the CE Mark or Conformité Européenne, meaning European Conformity needed to buy or sell goods in the European Union. The [[Treaty of Maastricht]] (1993 AD) replaced the Treaty of Rome (in effect since 1957 AD). Another suggestion for the origin of the term '''"Common Era" (CE)''' is an anti-Christian attempt to conceal that Jesus is the historical basis for the primary calendar dating system. "Common Era" has no real meaning, and even the origin of this term is unclear. A later edition (11th) defines it as the Christian Era. The first recorded use of the phrase "common era" was in 1708.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=D_wvAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA515&dq=%22common+era%22&lr=lang_en&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=800&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=1740&as_brr=0&cd=2#v=onepage&q=%22common%20era%22&f=false ''History of the Works of the Learned'', January 1703]</ref> It should be noted that if multilateral trade deals would have continued to be the norm then the CE mark would have been required to sell goods and services globally.  
  
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The established calendar dating system is based on the approximate birthday of [[Jesus]], and no one disputes that.  But this birth did not begin a "common" era, or any immediate change in history.  The 1997 [[Merriam-Webster]]'s Collegiate Dictionary gives a date of 1889 for the origin of the term "Common Era," but there is no indication  of who began using it then, and why.  Some claim it is a substitute for an occasional reference to the "Vulgar Era," with "vulgar" being Latin for "common" but acquiring a derogatory English meaning over time.
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The established calendar dating system, which uses the [[Anno Domini]] ('AD') notation, is based on the calculations of [[Dionysius Exiguus]] for the birthyear of [[Jesus]] relative to the foundation of Rome.<ref>[http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/calendars.html Index to Calendars, NASA site]</ref> At the time, dates used the 'AD' system instituted by pagan and murderer Emperor Diocletian, which used the first year of his reign as year 1. (In that system, "AD" stood for Anno Diocletiani, and should not be confused with the present-day AD system.) Because Dionysius Exiguus in the year 525 wanted to end the memorialization of an evil man who persecuted Christians, he invented a new numbering system based on his calculations of the birth year of Jesus Christ. However, as he miscalculated, the terms BCE/CE are more accurate than BC/AD as the last few years BC were not actually Before Christ, and hence 1 AD is not actually the first year after Jesus' birth.
  
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The only plausible explanation is that "Common Era" is an attempt to erase recognition for the Christian basis of the calendar.  But there are not similar attempts to erase non-Christian religious names in the calendar, such as the days of the week named after Norse gods.   
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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 calendar and replace other cultures' orthodox calendars with it.<ref>Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi A. Annan in "Common values for a common era" on 28 June 1999 [https://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/articleFull.asp?TID=37]</ref>
  
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The conclusion is obvious:  usage of the term "Common Era" seeks to deny recognition to Christianity.  Beware of other examples of this, and beware how schools and tests are converting to "Common Era" dating systems to appease hostility to Christianity.
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== See also ==
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*[[BCE and CE]]
  
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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>
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Dear Rabbi:
 
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I would like to know why we say "before the Common Era" and "Common Era" (BCE and CE).
 
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I mean, why do we call it "common?" ...
 
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Dear Viviane [],
 
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When I was a school boy I thought that CE stood for "The Common Error."
 
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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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Latest revision as of 22:44, October 27, 2022

The Common Era (CE) mark and dating system were introduced around 1992-1993 (first mentioned of it is found in 1987) with the founding of the European Union, although it is often said to mean Common Era it is also a mark the CE Mark or Conformité Européenne, meaning European Conformity needed to buy or sell goods in the European Union. The Treaty of Maastricht (1993 AD) replaced the Treaty of Rome (in effect since 1957 AD). Another suggestion for the origin of the term "Common Era" (CE) is an anti-Christian attempt to conceal that Jesus is the historical basis for the primary calendar dating system. "Common Era" has no real meaning, and even the origin of this term is unclear. A later edition (11th) defines it as the Christian Era. The first recorded use of the phrase "common era" was in 1708.[1] It should be noted that if multilateral trade deals would have continued to be the norm then the CE mark would have been required to sell goods and services globally.

The established calendar dating system, which uses the Anno Domini ('AD') notation, is based on the calculations of Dionysius Exiguus for the birthyear of Jesus relative to the foundation of Rome.[2] At the time, dates used the 'AD' system instituted by pagan and murderer Emperor Diocletian, which used the first year of his reign as year 1. (In that system, "AD" stood for Anno Diocletiani, and should not be confused with the present-day AD system.) Because Dionysius Exiguus in the year 525 wanted to end the memorialization of an evil man who persecuted Christians, he invented a new numbering system based on his calculations of the birth year of Jesus Christ. However, as he miscalculated, the terms BCE/CE are more accurate than BC/AD as the last few years BC were not actually Before Christ, and hence 1 AD is not actually the first year after Jesus' birth.

While the use of the phrase "Common Era" has existed for hundreds of years, only recently have 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 [3] 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 calendar and replace other cultures' orthodox calendars with it.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ History of the Works of the Learned, January 1703
  2. ↑ Index to Calendars, NASA site
  3. ↑ ex. 15 years in the rulership of King Steven the Third
  4. ↑ Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi A. Annan in "Common values for a common era" on 28 June 1999 [1]
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