The change has really been in force since the dawn of the 21st century and has seen BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) replacing Before Christ and Anno Domini. Despite some attempts to say that Christians had introduced differing terms themselves, the media gave voice to dissenters such as anthropologist Carol Delaney, who said the substitution is merely a euphemism concealing the political implications without modifying the actual source of contention.
Astrobiologist Duncan Steel argued that if BC and AD were to be changed then all aspects of the dating system should be changed, as all have a basis in religious beliefs. He rightly rejected secular arguments as selective against Christians.
I found it interesting that such changes had been made long ago in the communist nations such as China and those of the former USSR. The Muslim nations have also historically omitted any reference to Christ or Lord in their dating systems, and so have the followers of Aleister Crowley. Jewish academics of the mid-19th century first began to use the specific terms CE and BCE, and then in 1964 the Watchtower society started to use it exclusively in their publications! Any surprise that the Smithsonian gleefully followed suit?
So the UK, America and the rest of the West has aligned itself with communists, Islamists and cult followers by avoiding the chance of children asking what BC and AD stand for and thus any profession to their impressionable young minds that Jesus may be their Lord and Saviour, who has impacted even our dating system. Let's keep proclaiming the Christ and Lord that saved us from living in sin 24/7! No tinkering with dating systems will ever prevent the day of judgement from arriving!
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