「BC」（Before Christ）代表主前，又可譯作公元前，而「AD」（Anno Domini）則表示主降生之後，即公元。 不過，澳洲當局決定推行一項前所未有的變革，抹除日期中的宗教色彩，分別以「BCE」和「CE」取代。

The BBC has dropped the Christian terms BC and AD from teaching materials it has produced for seven to eleven year olds. BBC Teach, which produces educational films for primary and secondary school ...

The Texas State Board of Education is considering dropping the uses of BC and AD in textbooks and replacing them with a non-religious dating system in a proposal for a new statewide social studies ...

Sir, – I’m puzzled why Ray Leonard regards the use of BC and AD as “sectarian” yet seems content to designate the current year as “2022” (Letters, March 16th). Only one person in human history has ...