Pumps' Perplexities

For some two thousand years the above
"initials" have been used to mark time, in
years, for historians and some of us common
folk.......

They, the "initials", came into use during
the formulation of the Julian calendar in
the latter days of the Roman Empire.......

Now, in this day and age, there are a few
academics which feel that BC (Before Christ)
and AD (Anno Domini = Latin for "year of
our Lord) are offensive......

They want to use BCE (Before Common
Era) and CE (Common Era)........

I guess they do not like Julian anymore.....
And when you come down to it, who are
"they" to say when the Common Era
started.......All they are doing is changing
"initials" because they do not like them.....
It seems that they have made not attempt
to change the Hindu, Confucian, or Jewish
calendars......

When these great intellectuals can tell me
when the "Common Era" actually began
then I will believe in BCE and CE and they
change every known calendar known to
"Common Man"......Pumps