You may not have noticed, but more and more books are giving dates in a new format. The old way was B.C. and A.D. This was the result of centuries of Christian influence on culture. Everyone knows that B.C. means “before Christ.” Most people think A.D. means “after death.” Those people are wrong. It really stands for the Latin phrase “Anno Domini” which means “year of the Lord.”
You can see why this would be unpopular in our multi-cultural, anti-Christian society. So, like they have done with so many other words and meanings the post-moderns change the playing field. You will now see B.C.E. and C.E. The first means “before common era” and the second means “common era.” Gone is any reference to the central date in Western culture. Gone is the reference to the birth of Christ.
Gone is another reference to the central force in what used to be a Christian culture. Eventually the changes will reach critical mass and life as we know it will just become a fond dream.
Or maybe it will really usher in the end times. Maranatha.
homo unius libri
No matter what they call it, Christ's birth is still the dividing line.
ReplyDeleteI guess you can call a spade a heart but it doesn't change the suit. All we can do is keep proclaiming the truth.
ReplyDeleteGrace and peace.