Dating systems: BC and AD, or BCE and CE?

[Robert Vermaat]

I seriously doubt the ban of AD/BC will improve our standing in the eyess of different cultures.

Well, it does. If you show sensitivity, you will gain credit. People with whom you might seriously disagree, will give you a lot of additional credit if you avoid BC/AD.

Actually Jona, that sounds to me a bit like pressure. You could show sensitivity by using the Jewish dating system for Jewish history perhap? As I wrote before, what's the big difference in using different letters but a system entirely based on a Christian dating system? And should 'the other party' not have to show sensitivity in allowing you to use your own system, whether BC/AD, BCE/CE, or AUC or whatever?