Elf Sternberg

Well, I guess my response would be two things:

First, it isn't universally associated with one religion alone: some people use "C.E." instead of "A.D.". :)

And second, I would argue that it isn't really associated with a religion anymore. A lot of people (even most, I'd argue) don't really know what it means, and even most of the ones who do would probably regard it as just the answer to a $200 question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. I don't think anyone but a handful of zealots actually regard it as an expression of Christian domination.

I can see why it would irk people, but I think the inconvenience of trying to reverse a centuries old convention irks more people more severely.

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