Reply To: Does Saying “CE” and “BCE” Kasher the Christian Calendar?

“to clarify, Kepler actually introduced the term Vulgar Era”
Right, but his aim wasn’t to pretend the calendar isn’t Christian. It was just to point out that the chronology is inaccurate (allegedly), which seemed to be something he felt strongly about.

“you can even explain � I do not want to offend your religion by using the wrong date expression”
Yeah, but that’s actually a terrible idea. Now, not only are you not using their preferred terms, but you’re also telling them that their calendar is inaccurate.

For example, if someone used the Hebrew date and said, “I refuse to refer to it as ‘anno mundi’ because that wasn’t actually when the world was created,” would that be a compliment to Judaism or a slight?