03-17-2004, 03:45 AM
If we are to talk of being hypocritical, that is how I feel when I use the terms B.C. and A.D. I feel that in using those terms, I appear to profess a belief to which I do not subscribe. I have no problem with Christian Era, because whether I believe in it or not, it is the era of the rise and spread of Christianity. Also I find Common Era a meaningless term.<br>
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I do in fact resent the idea that people would like to force me into using terms that contravene my beliefs or lack of beliefs. I would be perfectly happy to start counting from the founding of Rome. Alternatively, we could put an 'a' in front of B.C. and A.D. to stand for allegedly. <br>
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As Jenny said, we all know what the terms mean. I have no problem with people using B.C. and A.D. if they are comfortable with them. Please respect the fact that I am not!<br>
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Wendy<br>
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<p>"I am an admirer of the ancients,but not like some people so as to despise the talent of our own times." Pliny the Younger</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=rekirts>rekirts</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://www.cased.ca/images/Eliz.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 3/17/04 4:47 am<br></i>
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I do in fact resent the idea that people would like to force me into using terms that contravene my beliefs or lack of beliefs. I would be perfectly happy to start counting from the founding of Rome. Alternatively, we could put an 'a' in front of B.C. and A.D. to stand for allegedly. <br>
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As Jenny said, we all know what the terms mean. I have no problem with people using B.C. and A.D. if they are comfortable with them. Please respect the fact that I am not!<br>
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Wendy<br>
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<p>"I am an admirer of the ancients,but not like some people so as to despise the talent of our own times." Pliny the Younger</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=rekirts>rekirts</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://www.cased.ca/images/Eliz.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 3/17/04 4:47 am<br></i>