B.C. No Longer P.C.
Sometimes religious intolerance is both inane and subtle, as in the latest
politically correct push to changing the terms "Before Christ," or B.C., to
"Before Common Era," or B.C.E., and "anno Domini" (Latin for "in the year of
the Lord") to "Common Era." The terms B.C. and A.D., despite common usage
for close to 2,005 years, are now seen as being offensive to non-
Christians. While normally I would be sensitive to religious sensitivities,
this latest push by politically correct historians and educators has reached
historic proportions. In my home state which is already financially
troubled, the state Department of Education recalled nearly 53,000 high
school diplomas because the documents had the term A.D. on them. FYI, in a
protest to this political correct example of common sense gone AWOL I
suggest everyone, Christians and non-Christians alike, write the term A.D.
on every check and piece of paper you write the date. I think these P.C.
advocates will be surprised how few
people are actually offended by the terms A.D. and B.C. and are more
offended by historians and educators who want to rewrite history.