Edited sentence: Adena K.Although other aspects of dating systems are based in Christian origins, AD is a direct reference to Jesus as Lord.And so the Christian Era has become the Common Era.Berkowitz, when arguing at the Supreme Court opted to use BCE and CE because "Given the multicultural society that we live in, the traditional Jewish designations – B.Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has argued:.People of all faiths have taken to using it simply as a matter of convenience.The use of CE in Jewish scholarship was historically motivated by the desire to avoid the implicit "Our Lord" in the abbreviation AD.There is so much interaction between people of different faiths and cultures – different civilizations, if you like – that some shared way of reckoning time is a necessity.[T]he Christian calendar no longer belongs exclusively to Christians.and C.– cast a wider net of inclusion"