Comments on: why christians should abandon bc/ad and adopt the bce/ce dating system http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/ the official blog of the ever searching soul, Dr. Robert R. Cargill, Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies at The University of Iowa Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:06:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Justin M http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-10738 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:56:23 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-10738 Like a lot of secular-minded people I don’t give a toot about retaining BC/AD for religious reasons. However, I think that BC/BCE are confusing since they are so similar (same letters in the same order with only one difference). The last thing kids in the classroom need is more confusion. That makes BC/AD the lesser of two evils, so to speak.

]]> By: Jean Chauvin http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-2504 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:11:05 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-2504 Hi Bob,

Yes, the SBL is liberal.

Respectfully,

Jean Chauvin (Jude 3).

]]> By: bobcargill http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-2502 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:01:41 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-2502 the sbl is liberal? :)

]]> By: bobcargill http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-2501 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:01:19 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-2501 lol. most entertaining comment i’ve had in some time. thanx. -bc

]]> By: Jean Chauvin http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-2499 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:53:11 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-2499 Hello,

I just realized how liberal he is. SBL member (Society of Biblical Literature). This is a very liberal organization.

Also, is he part of the National Council of Churches. Might as well be.

I like to talk to pagans so I’ll be here a little longer.

Respectfully,

Jean Chauvin (Jude 3).

]]> By: Jean Chauvin http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-2498 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:50:13 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-2498 Hello,

Is this Bob guy a pagan?

Hershal Shanks wants the bce ce thing too. This is because Archeology Review is a pagan magazine.

Liberals don’t believe Isaiah wrote Isaiah, Jeremiah didn’t write Jeremiah etc.

They have a pagan view as to the authors of the Bible. Moses didn’t write the Torah. Moses may have not existed.

So, what’s going on? Is Bob a liberal? Is he a communist? Just curious due to the redness on the face page.

These are very old, 18th century arguments which have been refuted long ago.

Also, is Bob a neo orthodox man, or just within the school of Bultmann?

I’m new on here so I guess I’ll read more.

Respectfully,

Jean Chauvin (Jude 3).
institutio@gmail.com

]]> By: bobcargill http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-2478 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:41:40 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-2478 huh??

]]> By: ryry http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-2473 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:35:52 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-2473 Is there a reason you deleted my post? good job, way to go! you’re awesome. coool guy

]]> By: ryry http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-2471 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:27:48 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-2471 Rob, the bce ce dating system is terrible. All it’s doing is distorting history. We all know this dating system is based on the supposed birth of Christ. All it’s doing is PC washing our calender. The Islamic and Chinese dating systems are co used with ours in their respective countries because convenience. When it is no longer favorable they will dump ours in a heart beat. They are not going to forget it a christian calender. Our kids will. BC AD flows when read silently or out loud. B.C.E. and C.E. is nonrhythmic and is a waste of ink. Please we need to understand why the year 0 the year 0. And I am not a christian but when truth and history is going to censored to sound more in line with some ideology we must all stand up. So rob thanks for helping destroy western civilization.

]]> By: Headless Unicorn Guy http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-should-abandon-bcad-and-adopt-the-bcece-dating-system/#comment-1514 Tue, 04 May 2010 23:39:23 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=1249#comment-1514 I’ve got to weigh in against the BCE/CE as long as “CE” is the abbreviation for “Common Era”. “Common” to what? It sounds too much like you’re bending over backwards to Not Offend Anybody. And to make sure We Don’t Offend Anybody, Let’s Remove Any Reference To Those Christians; They Don’t Count.

Now if you’re going to use those initials (BCE/CE), it makes more sense to have “CE” stand for “Christian Era”. In this case, you’re giving the date (year number) and calendar (Gregorian Christian) you’re using to measure that year.

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