Editing Common Era (section)

=== Opposition ===
Critics note the fact that there is no difference in the [[epoch]] of the two systems—chosen to be close to the [[date of birth of Jesus]]. Since the year numbers are the same, BCE and CE dates should be equally offensive to other religions as BC and AD.<ref name="Pollick-2024">{{Cite web |title=What is the Difference Between AD, BC, BCE, and CE in Identifying Historical Dates? |url=http://www.historicalindex.org/what-is-the-difference-between-ad-bc-bce-and-ce-in-identifying-historical-dates.htm |website=Historical Index |first=Michael |last=Pollick |date= 23 May 2024 |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> [[Roman Catholic]] priest and writer on interfaith issues [[Raimon Panikkar]] argued that the BCE/CE usage is the less inclusive option since they are still using the Christian calendar numbers and forcing it on other nations.<ref name=Panikkar>{{Cite book |first=Raimon |last=Panikkar |author-link=Raimon Panikkar |title=Christophany: The Fullness of Man |location=Maryville, NY |publisher=Orbis Books |year=2004 |page=173|quote=To call our age 'the Common Era,' even though for the Jews, the Chinese, the Tamil, the Muslims, and many others it is not a common era, constitutes the acme of colonialism.|isbn=978-1-57075-564-4}}</ref> In 1993, the English-language expert [[Kenneth G. Wilson (author)|Kenneth G. Wilson]] speculated a [[slippery slope]] scenario in his style guide that, "if we do end by casting aside the AD/BC convention, almost certainly some will argue that we ought to cast aside as well the conventional numbering system [that is, the method of numbering years] itself, given its Christian basis."<ref name=Wilson />

Some [[Christians]] are offended by the removal of the reference to Jesus,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20061202/ai_n16891064|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012132926/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20061202/ai_n16891064|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 October 2007|last=Whitney|first=Susan|title=Altering history? Changes have some asking 'Before what?'|newspaper=The Deseret News|date=2 December 2006|quote='I find this attempt to restructure history offensive,' Lori Weintz wrote, in a letter to National Geographic publishers.&nbsp;... 'The forward to your book says B.C. and A.D. were removed so as to "not impose the standards of one culture on others."&nbsp;... It's 2006 this year for anyone on Earth that is participating in day-to-day world commerce and communication. Two thousand six years since what? Most people know, regardless of their belief system, and aren't offended by a historical fact.'|access-date=18 May 2011}}</ref> including the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref name="SBC" />