Post by marcus on Sept 29, 2011 8:38:59 GMT -5
The B.C. and A.D. versus B.C.E. and C.E. debate is heating up. If these abbreviations aren’t ringing a bell (of if they‘re so overwhelming that you can’t quite place them), close your eyes and think back to past history classes you’ve taken.
Dates and timelines will likely find their way back into your consciousness, as you recall that both B.C. and A.D. (which stand for Before Christ and Anno Domini — “Year of our Lord”) have, until now, been the basis of historical time.
But the BBC, joining other progressive institutions, has decided that using these religiously-charged abbreviations is no longer appropriate. Signaling major changes to the way that the news network will deliver radio and television reports, the government-funded media company has decided to stop making these references, replacing them with B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and C.E. (Common Era).
Dates and timelines will likely find their way back into your consciousness, as you recall that both B.C. and A.D. (which stand for Before Christ and Anno Domini — “Year of our Lord”) have, until now, been the basis of historical time.
But the BBC, joining other progressive institutions, has decided that using these religiously-charged abbreviations is no longer appropriate. Signaling major changes to the way that the news network will deliver radio and television reports, the government-funded media company has decided to stop making these references, replacing them with B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and C.E. (Common Era).
