by merfi 7 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
I've always wondered why the WTBS uses CE and BCE instead of BC and AD. I'd always meant to ask, but then it kind of got to the point where it would look 'bad' if I didn't already know, so was afraid to ask.
So, I'm asking now. Anyone? Bueller?
Thx...
~merfi
*** w94 7/15 p. 28 How Accurate Is the Jewish Calendar? ***
Both Biblical and historical evidence points to Jesus Christ’s birth in the year 2 B.C. For the sake of accuracy, therefore, many prefer to use the designations C.E. (Common Era) and B.C.E. (Before the Common Era), and this is the way dates are indicated in publications of the Watch Tower Society.
Probably some lame-ass reason like to separate themselves from the world. Like how they use the word "church".
Probably some lame-ass reason like ;to separate themselves from the world. Like how they use the word "church".
Now that's what I was thinkin... If I'd talk to someone and have to use it, I'd still always use BC/AD cuz the other made me feel weird.
While the WATCHTOWER BIBLE and TRACT SOCIETY would never admit to this, they use B.C.E. and C.E. to further alienate themselves from Christ.
Anno Domini is sometimes referred to as the Common Era (CE) instead. This term is often preferred by those who want to avoid the association with the Christian era. For example, Cunningham and Starr (1998) write that "B.C.E./C.E. ... do not presuppose faith in Christ and hence are more appropriate for interfaith dialog than the conventional B.C./A.D." When the People's Republic of China abolished the Republic of China era in 1949, it adopted Western years, calling that era gongyuán, ??, which literally means Common Era.
I totally agree with Honesty. I was going to post the very same thing when I saw your post. Ditto.
Bueller? El Cuteo!
sCHOLARS USE IT AND IT IS POLITICALLY CORRECT
