Buzz, I know that the "C" in CE and BCE stands for the word "common."My point is that the BCE terminology still dates from--what event? The"common era"--let's face it--begins with whose (supposed) year of birth? So I don't think it's religion neutral at all; it's built around the birth of Jesus. Andrea
--- On Mon, 7/23/12, Buzz Haughton <[email protected]> wrote: From: Buzz Haughton <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Hasafran Digest, Vol 35, Issue 1 To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Monday, July 23, 2012, 3:12 PM Hello, Andrea! Sorry to correct you, but the "C" in CE/BCE does not stand for "Christ" or "Christian", but rather "Common", i.e. Before the Common Era (BCE) Common Era (CE) The terminology here is entirely religion-neutral, which is why I think RDA should make use of it. (My conspiratorial way of thinking inclines me to think that maybe some fundamentalist Christians said no, but of course I have no way of proving that. ;-)) Buzz Haughton [email protected] __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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