"Common Era is just plain stupid?"  Well Tomer, I guess when you wrote that I was not the only one resorting to insults, you meant yourself.  But I don't mind the insulting language.  What I do mind is that you either have not read what I wrote, or refuse to respond.  I explained why BCE/CE are most definitely not insulting to Christians or Christianity, and I explained to whom the Common Era is common.  Now let me ask you a question: when you say "christendom," what do you mean?  DO you mean the world consisting only of all Christians?  If so, you are wrong, because many non Christians agree by convention to call this year 2005.  Or by "christendom" do you mean all people who use the Gregorian calendar?  If this is what you mean, you are really insulting me and violating NPOV.  I am not a Christian and although I call this year 2005 it insults me, and it is inaccurate, to call me a member of Christendom.  If you believe that "Christendom" — the rule of Christianity – should rule Wikipeida, you have no business here at all.  How dare you exclude all non-Christians (or demand that non-Christians accept Christian practices)?  What does "Common Era" mean?  It means an an era common to many people of many faiths, including Christianity but yes believe it or not including non-Christians too, and refusing to privilege a Christian POV.  Why do you think that is stupid?    |