Editing Common Era (section)

== Contemporary usage ==
Some academics in the fields of [[theology]], [[education]], [[archaeology]] and [[history]] have adopted CE and BCE notation despite some disagreement.<ref>See, for example, the Society for Historical Archaeology states in its more recent style guide "Do not use CE (common era), BP (before present), or BCE; convert these expressions to AD and BC." (In section I 5 the Society explains how to use "years BP" in connection with [[radiocarbon dating|radiocarbon ages]].) {{cite web |url=https://sha.org/documents/SHAStyleGuide-Dec2011.pdf |title=Style Guide |author=Society for Historical Archaeology |date=December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419052334/http://www.sha.org/documents/SHAStyleGuide-Dec2011.pdf |archive-date=19 April 2016 |access-date=16 January 2017 |url-status=live }} whereas the [[American Anthropological Association]] style guide takes a different approach, supporting the use of "CE" and "BCE." {{cite web |url=http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guidelines.cfm |title=AAA Style Guide |format=PDF |author=American Anthropological Society
|date=2009 |access-date=26 May 2015 |page=3}}</ref> A study conducted in 2014 found that the BCE/CE notation is not growing at the expense of BC and AD notation in the scholarly literature, and that both notations are used in a relatively stable fashion.<ref>{{Cite journal |last= Cavacini|first= A. |title= Is the CE/BCE notation becoming a standard in scholarly literature? |journal= Scientometrics |date = 2015 |volume= 102 |issue= 2 |pages= 1661–1668 |doi= 10.1007/s11192-014-1352-1 |s2cid= 255011561 |url= https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-014-1352-1}}</ref> 

===Australia===
In 2011, media reports suggested that the BC/AD notation in Australian school textbooks would be replaced by BCE/CE notation.<ref>{{Cite news |last= Malkin |first= Bonnie |title= Anger in Australia as school books 'write Christ out of history' |work= The Telegraph |date = 2 September 2011 |location= London |access-date= 1 January 2020 |issn= 0307-1235 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8736932/Anger-in-Australia-as-school-books-write-Christ-out-of-history.html}}</ref> The change drew opposition from some politicians and church leaders. Weeks after the story broke, the [[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] denied the rumours and stated that the BC/AD notation would remain, with CE and BCE as an optional suggested learning activity.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/adbc-rock-solid-in-curriculum-20111020-1mab2.html |title=AD/BC rock solid in curriculum |date=21 October 2011|access-date=4 March 2012 |location=Melbourne |work=The Age}}</ref>

===Canada===
In 2013, the [[Canadian Museum of Civilization]] (now the Canadian Museum of History) in [[Gatineau]] (opposite [[Ottawa]]), which had previously switched to BCE/CE, decided to change back to BC/AD in material intended for the public while retaining BCE/CE in academic content.<ref>[https://nationalpost.com/holy-post/museum-of-civilization-putting-the-christ-back-in-history-as-bc-and-ad-return "Museum of Civilization putting the 'Christ' back in history as BC and AD return"], by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press, ''National Post'', 27 February 2013</ref>

===Nepal===
The notation is in particularly common use in [[Nepal]] in order to disambiguate dates from the local (Indian or Hindu) calendar, Bikram or Vikram Sambat. Disambiguation is needed because the era of the Hindu calendar is quite close to the Common Era.

===United Kingdom===
In 2002, an advisory panel for the religious education syllabus for [[England and Wales]] recommended introducing BCE/CE dates to schools,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-531644-ad-and-bc-become-cebce.do |title=AD and BC become CE/BCE |date=9 February 2002 |access-date=5 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220120909/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-531644-ad-and-bc-become-cebce.do |archive-date=20 December 2011 |work=This is London}}</ref> and by 2018 some local education authorities were using them.<ref name=Tel-NT />  

In 2018, the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] said it would continue to use BC/AD as its house style.<ref name=Tel-NT>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/12/national-trust-tells-properties-stick-anno-domini-historic-site/ "National Trust tells properties to stop dropping BC and AD out of fear it might offend non-Christians"], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', by Henry Bodkin, 12 November 2018</ref> [[English Heritage]] explains its era policy thus: "It might seem strange to use a Christian calendar system when referring to British prehistory, but the BC/AD labels are widely used and understood."<ref>[https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/history-and-stories/history/stonehenge-glossary/ Stonehenge glossary, "BC and AD"] English Heritage</ref> Some parts of the BBC use BCE/CE, but some presenters have said they will not.<ref name=Tel-NT /> As of October 2019, the BBC News style guide has entries for AD and BC, but not for CE or BCE.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC News style guide |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/collections/news-style-guide |website=BBC |access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>  The style guide for ''[[The Guardian]]'' says, under the entry for CE/BCE: "some people prefer CE (common era, current era, or Christian era) and BCE (before common era, etc.) to AD and BC, which, however, remain our style".<ref>{{cite web |title=Guardian style guide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-c |website=Guardian |access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref>

===United States===
In the United States, the use of the BCE/CE notation in [[textbook]]s was reported in 2005 to be growing.<ref name=Gormley /> Some publications have transitioned to using it exclusively. For example, the 2007 [[World Almanac]] was the first edition to switch to BCE/CE, ending a period of 138 years in which the traditional BC/AD dating notation was used. BCE/CE is used by the [[College Board]] in its history tests,<ref>{{cite web |title= AP: World History |url=http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_world/topic.html?worldhist |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505010633/http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_world/topic.html?worldhist |archive-date= 5 May 2011 |url-status= dead}}</ref> and by the [[Norton Anthology of English Literature]]. Others have taken a different approach. The US-based [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] uses BCE/CE notation in articles on non-Christian religious topics such as [[Religious significance of Jerusalem#Jerusalem, Jews and Judaism|Jerusalem and Judaism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.com/topics/jerusalem |title=Jerusalem Timeline |publisher=History Channel |access-date=18 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520111303/http://www.history.com/topics/jerusalem |archive-date=20 May 2011 }};{{cite web|url=http://www.history.com/topics/jerusalem |title=Jerusalem: Biographies |publisher=History Channel |access-date=18 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520111303/http://www.history.com/topics/jerusalem |archive-date=20 May 2011 }}</ref> The 2006 style guide for the Episcopal Diocese ''Maryland Church News'' says that BCE and CE should be used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ang-md.org/mcn/style_guide.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620230309/http://ang-md.org/mcn/style_guide.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2006 |title=Maryland Church News Submission Guide & Style Manual |work=Maryland Church News |date=1 April 2005 |access-date=18 May 2011 }}</ref>

In June 2006, in the United States, the Kentucky State School Board reversed its decision to use BCE and CE in the state's new Program of Studies, leaving education of students about these concepts a matter of local discretion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tffky.org/articles/Press%20Releases/prs%2006-14-06%20MC.html |title=State School Board reverses itself on B.C./A.D. controversy |publisher=Family Foundation of Kentucky |access-date=18 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427032052/http://www.tffky.org/articles/Press%20Releases/prs%2006-14-06%20MC.html |archive-date=27 April 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://legacy.kctcs.edu/todaysnews/index.cfm?tn_date=2006-06-16#5119 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710123618/http://legacy.kctcs.edu/todaysnews/index.cfm?tn_date=2006-06-16#5119 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2009 |title=School board keeps traditional historic designations |author=Joe Biesk |newspaper=Louisville Courier-Journal |date=15 June 2006 |access-date=18 May 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cpe.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/5F08162C-899F-47FE-9367-1DDD82DE74E6/0/6_CommissionerofEdReport.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926165947/http://cpe.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/5F08162C-899F-47FE-9367-1DDD82DE74E6/0/6_CommissionerofEdReport.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2006|title=Kentucky Board of Education Report |publisher=Kentucky Board of Education Report |date=10 June 2006 |access-date=18 May 2011}}</ref>