Question by jeeper_peeper321: Is using a dating and calender system based on Christianity , violating church and state ?
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The world all uses a dating system based on Christianity, using Jesus’s birth as the starting date.
How is that not a violation of Church and State ?
Note: Im not against it, im just wondering why those others, who want to stop all religion from schools, government , etc.
Have never tried to sue over the dating system.
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Answer by Ed
Why would you give those loons any ideas.
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Using the 0bama calendar, I’m only 14!!!
The world adopted the system of the dominant powers — Western Europe. It’s as good as anything else and why bother changing now?
I don’t know what calendar you are talking aobut, but mine starts 7 days after Jesus’ birth. That date, however, is not even accurate as was discovered in some French interpretations of the New Testament.
If you can find “separation of church and state” in the United States Constitution, then maybe we can consider your question.
ha! you mean the roman calender which existed in it’s current form from 46BC as in before jesus showed up, also only christians use the christian dating system islam, jews and japanese i know have a different one
and don’t worry i wont mention that the days of the week are named after the norse gods
First off, the world does not all use the same calender. Many countries still have their own measurements of time.
Secondly, BCE and CE are being used more and more
BCE-Before Common Era
CE-Common Era
While using the same time-line as BC and AD, it has been secularized and no longer has the religious context with it.
As for the days and months-
Sunday-Literally from Old English “Sun’s Day”.
Monday-As with above, from “Moon’s Day”.
Tuesday-From “Tiw’s Day” Tiw, an old English god equivalent of of “Tyr”, the Norse god of War and Law.
Wednesday-From Middle English “Wednes dei”, a newer pronunciation of “Wodan’s Day”, Wodan being one of the gods.
Thursday-Essentially comes to us down from “Thor’s Day”.
Friday-Comes all the way down from Latin meaning “Day of the Planet”
Saturday-Literally, “Saturn’s Day”.
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Months:
January-Named after Janus, the Roman god of the doorway. (as in entry, beginning)
February-From “Februum”, Latin for “Purification”.
March-From “Maritus”, or Mars, the Roman god of War.
April-Comes down to us from the goddess “Aphrodite”.
May-From the Greek geodes, “Maia”
June-Named for the wife of Jupiter, “Juno”.
July-Named after Julius Caesar.
August-Named after Augustus, the First Roman Emperor.
September-From “Septem”, which meant “Seven”, as it was the seventh month of the Roman Calender.
October-From “Octo” or “Eight”, as it was the eight month of the Roman Calender.
November-From “Novem” or “Nine”, as with the above.
December-From “Decem” or “Ten”, same as above.
Blame Augustus Caesar. With the Julian system, Christ’s birth would have been 3 years prior to the date of that year you suggest should be 0. The question of separation of church and state is an American constitutional issue, not one presented by Caesar. China has their own calendar as do many other cultures and religions. I think it would be insane to question the validity of time based on religious principles in the Supreme Court or World Court. The case would be laughed out the back door.
The Constitution does not say separation of Church and state. It says that the state shall not establish a state religion (as opposed to England, where there was an official, at many times mandatory, religion – Anglicanism, or the Church of England). In USA, one is free to chose their religion. Unfortunately, atheists and some liberals want to banish religion entirely, especially Christianity, from society.
The have tried changing BC & AD to BCE & CE to be more politically correct, but this is a farce and everyone knows it.
During the French Revolution, the calendar was revised to eliminate Christian terminology. The names of the months and days of the week were changed, and weeks were made ten days long. It didn’t stick, although historians use it to describe events that occurred during that period. For example, the “Coup of 18-19 Brumaire” is remembered in that way.
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