It’s a silly way to secular-wash a Christian system. If you want a secular calendar, you should have it not oriented around the birth of Christ. Very underrated decision by the dprk to have their calendar based on the founding of the country.
Interestingly, on Taiwan they have the Republic of China calendar (in addition to the Western calendar) which begins from the establishment with of the RoC (1912 on the Western calendar).
Do you believe the Church owns the calendar? Or perhaps Christendom/Christians more broadly?
Any larger change would be symbolic and completely impractical, with waves of inconvenience rippling through civilization. But many non-Christians use the calendar now. We don’t want to call this the year of our lord because it isn’t our lord.
Please just read the link. I’m not doubting you are aware of what it is. But there are really good explanations for the impetus for its usage and discourse about objections such as your own on the Wikipedia entry.
GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 5 months ago
It’s a silly way to secular-wash a Christian system. If you want a secular calendar, you should have it not oriented around the birth of Christ. Very underrated decision by the dprk to have their calendar based on the founding of the country.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Yeah, let’s just count seconds from 1 Jan 1970 instead, totally sane
Chapo_is_Red@hexbear.net 5 months ago
Interestingly, on Taiwan they have the Republic of China calendar (in addition to the Western calendar) which begins from the establishment with of the RoC (1912 on the Western calendar).
Comment105@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Do you believe the Church owns the calendar? Or perhaps Christendom/Christians more broadly?
Any larger change would be symbolic and completely impractical, with waves of inconvenience rippling through civilization. But many non-Christians use the calendar now. We don’t want to call this the year of our lord because it isn’t our lord.
propter_hog@hexbear.net 5 months ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era
GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 5 months ago
I’m aware of what it is. It’s still literally just the Christian calendar with different terminology.
propter_hog@hexbear.net 5 months ago
Please just read the link. I’m not doubting you are aware of what it is. But there are really good explanations for the impetus for its usage and discourse about objections such as your own on the Wikipedia entry.
BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Yes. And?