While we are at the UK....

I know that this is the decision of the Australian Federal government, but now, the BBC is following suit:

The BBC has dropped the terms Anno Domini and Before Christ, sparking accusations of political correctness.

The corporation's religious and ethics department says the changes are necessary to avoid offending non-Christians. This is from Yahoo News

It a statement, the BBC said: "As the BBC is committed to impartiality it is appropriate that we use terms that do not offend or alienate non-Christians."

Anno Domini (the year of our Lord) and BC have been replaced by Common Era and Before Common Era.

The terms are being used by presenters on some of the BBC's most popular programs.

The Daily Mail reports that critics say the new terms are meaningless because, just like AD and BC, they still denote years in relation to the life of Christ.

Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester, said: "I think this amounts to the dumbing down of the Christian basis of our culture, language and history. These changes are unnecessary and they don't achieve what the BBC wants them to achieve.

"Whether you use Common Era or Anno Domini, the date is actually still the same and the reference point is still the birth of Christ," the told The Daily Mail.

Yes, it is idiocy. They still "offend" non-christians, since even their new terms testify that Jesus is the centre of history.

Luis A. Jovel