"AD & BC" vs "CE & BCE" Is there an official Christian statement for or against the use of AD &amp; BC vs CE &amp; BCE when it comes to the identification of the time before and after the birth of Christ? What is the preferred Christian method of indicating dates?
Simply - you participate in a bigger population, many of whom do not accept Christ (or do so as a historical figure only). Nothing more, nothing less. I don't see it as sacrilege, but personally I also don't have an opinion on the change. I'm not a believer, but AD vs CE is of little significance to me. In reality, it is exceptionally rare that I refer to things outside the last few centuries, so I rarely use any suffix.