tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post1308020988602630103..comments2024-03-13T15:35:30.839+00:00Comments on Tabloid Watch: BC and AD not 'jettisoned' by BBCMacGuffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16894506410560858668noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-41040107953429311932011-10-02T20:07:12.403+01:002011-10-02T20:07:12.403+01:00can u believe it. The mail have repeated the story...can u believe it. The mail have repeated the story today saying that the government is steping in to save BC and AD ha ha haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-15147442645552171272011-09-28T14:18:11.424+01:002011-09-28T14:18:11.424+01:00Im and Archaeologist and Ancient Historian. As som...Im and Archaeologist and Ancient Historian. As someone who uses BC/AD and BCE and CE in everyday life, Im not sure why everyone else is so bothered. They both use the same time scale, so its just a way of saying the same thing. <br />Actually in Archaeology if we stray past 1AD we sometimes (within reason) tend to avoid using BC and start to use 'Years Ago' because its irrelevant, you think its makes sense to say 198000BC and not 200000ya? <br /><br />All im trying to say is that the times when this is used most often is by specialists. And we already use it. So what are the BBC doing? They are just using what the specialists use. Simple. <br /><br />(I hope this makes sense, Posting on a phone)A. Birketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485318612132486166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-29966801454068244542011-09-27T21:08:25.292+01:002011-09-27T21:08:25.292+01:00Taking a cue from the artist known as unpronouncea...Taking a cue from the artist known as unpronounceable squiggle, how about using The Era Previously Known As BC, and The Era Previously Known As AD or TEPKABC and TEPKAAD for short. I'm surprised there haven't yet been calls for all dates to be given as A.H. and A.M. as well, for Muslims and Jews. It's all absurd; we don't ask the Chinese, Jews, Hindus etc to change their calendars for us, so why should we change? I'm not Christian and I don't find AD or BC offensive - does anyone else or is there just a fear that someone might? <br />Is mixing up "aloud" and "allowed" mandatory for trolls? Along with GETTING THE CAPS LOCK STUCK of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-68140189699946257742011-09-26T23:08:44.452+01:002011-09-26T23:08:44.452+01:00The irony is, of course, the first comment has com...The irony is, of course, the first comment has come from an immigrant (either into England who then left or into New Zealand). Wonder if that's dawned on them yet...bluebellnutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00733066551228480108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-60217359014336273712011-09-26T22:04:41.664+01:002011-09-26T22:04:41.664+01:00Christmas has well and truly begun, the DM's f...Christmas has well and truly begun, the DM's first "Christians being ethnically cleansed in their own country" type story of 2011 has made the first page!<br /><br />Gonna be a long winter, folks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-56768249855955993392011-09-26T22:01:16.628+01:002011-09-26T22:01:16.628+01:00Jesus Christ (ha), this story must have been at th...Jesus Christ (ha), this story must have been at the bottom of the deepest barrel.<br /><br />Why the BBC (or indeed anyone in the DM's crosshairs) even bothers to respond or react to this kind of rubbish is beyond me. I wish the BBC (et al) would just cut all ties with the likes of the Mail and not mention them at all or interview anyone with anything to do with with the filthy rag. The paper would soon see a rather large drop in revenue from loosing all the free adverting the BBC gives it every evening and morning on the front page round up on TV, online and on Radio.<br /><br />Why do proper journalists not stand up and say that anyone who works for such a terrible newspaper (and the others like it) is an insult to the profession and demand they are stripped of the right to claim that as their career?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-88594868275885229422011-09-26T17:59:23.123+01:002011-09-26T17:59:23.123+01:00Anonymous on 24th sept 14:54 said
'i'm ash...Anonymous on 24th sept 14:54 said<br />'i'm ashamed to be British!<br />i'm not aloud to be a christian because i may offend another religion!<br />my children are not aloud to do Christmas in school so not to offend another religion!'<br /><br /><br />What are you on about? Pull your self together and come into the real world, not Daily Mail Island!Stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-18990613080272487972011-09-26T12:31:58.905+01:002011-09-26T12:31:58.905+01:00The first comment is clearly a troll, as is the co...The first comment is clearly a troll, as is the comment at 25 September 2011 16:36. Ignore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-43228660635239288042011-09-26T12:00:24.144+01:002011-09-26T12:00:24.144+01:00"This country laws and precepts were built on..."This country laws and precepts were built on Christian principles. This is yet more evidence of the consistent and concerted effort of a minority to dismantle and rid this country of these principles. " <br /><br />Oh no! The Muslims are out to 'rid this country of these principles'. That is what you meant isn't it? <br /><br />Though I'm not sure how the use of BC/AD is down to laws and precepts but anyway.Clairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-1078511913507054712011-09-26T11:12:25.256+01:002011-09-26T11:12:25.256+01:00Interesting that they have used William Crawley as...Interesting that they have used William Crawley as an example of the BBC's anti-religious slant, or to give him his old title, The Reverend William Crawley, as he was a Presbyterian minister/lecturer before joining the BBC full time.iainhttp://iain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-53474750955787165202011-09-25T23:35:40.789+01:002011-09-25T23:35:40.789+01:00The first comment is satire, right?The first comment is satire, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-78327253312491284832011-09-25T17:39:30.743+01:002011-09-25T17:39:30.743+01:00In fairness, Delingpole does deserve credit for (1...In fairness, Delingpole does deserve credit for (1) providing a reference to a non-existent section of the BBC website and (2) managing to shoehorn the "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep" outcry (based, as we know, on two nurseries in Oxfordshire five years ago) into this wholly unconnected story, just to ensure even more foaming-mouthed outragethe_voice_of_reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10179007944478552588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-8636231653288061962011-09-25T17:24:24.319+01:002011-09-25T17:24:24.319+01:00If you hop over to Delingpole's article, you c...If you hop over to Delingpole's article, you can see the comments pointing out his factual errors are all being "voted down". It's sad that readers over there would rather boo the truth whilst clinging to lies that bolster their skewed perceptions.Angenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-91862230458583627322011-09-25T16:36:58.324+01:002011-09-25T16:36:58.324+01:00This country laws and precepts were built on Chris...This country laws and precepts were built on Christian principles. This is yet more evidence of the consistent and concerted effort of a minority to dismantle and rid this country of these principles. If we continue to permit this we will not only be morally bankrupt but also financially bankrupt because the wisdom which put these in place will vacate the land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-74716272270755643452011-09-25T16:32:13.897+01:002011-09-25T16:32:13.897+01:00I've just looked through the Christianity sect...I've just looked through the Christianity section on the BBC website bit under religion and it is littered with AD and BC references.<br /><br />Like the above, I've read -and am currently reading - Christian historians who use CE and BCE. There's no big deal really.<br /><br />Delingpole? He's an odd one ain't he? Seeing Marxists everywhere he goes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-46823261681989030812011-09-25T14:39:25.213+01:002011-09-25T14:39:25.213+01:00The majority of theologians and church historians ...The majority of theologians and church historians that I read tend to use CE/BCE, since the dating of Christ's birth has been shown to negate strict use of BC/AD anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-54473349229270073562011-09-25T14:04:49.334+01:002011-09-25T14:04:49.334+01:00If decisions are made 'within individual produ...If decisions are made 'within individual production and editorial teams' then The Daily Mail's ire should be directed at them.... University Challenge is an ITV productionStuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-73067992259637959762011-09-25T14:03:34.737+01:002011-09-25T14:03:34.737+01:00The first commenter obviously doesn't realise ...The first commenter obviously doesn't realise that the BBC do still play the National Anthem every night before closedown. Have a listen to Radio 4 at just before 1amStuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-47084467221819092312011-09-25T12:44:25.772+01:002011-09-25T12:44:25.772+01:00"I now live in New Zealand, where they just w..."I now live in New Zealand, where they just wouldn't put up with this rubbish, Its a case here of , If you don't like it, don't come here"<br /><br />Oh yeah? Being a guest in a country obviously means you don't read the news and prefer to read the UK's....<br /><br />http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/599459/Brian-Lochore-Political-correctness-destroying-NZDarrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-84561641700489715852011-09-25T11:58:22.094+01:002011-09-25T11:58:22.094+01:00The first commenter obviously didn't read befo...The first commenter obviously didn't read before responding. Bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-65528092711820654092011-09-25T11:18:24.841+01:002011-09-25T11:18:24.841+01:00'Both AD and BC, and CE and BCE are widely acc...'Both AD and BC, and CE and BCE are widely accepted date systems'<br /><br />Beyond Mr. Schama, I'd be interested in more support for that than has been offered thus far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-44761836676808457572011-09-25T10:38:30.695+01:002011-09-25T10:38:30.695+01:00Not sure if I fully agree with you here. It would ...Not sure if I fully agree with you here. It would seem that, whilst the headlines is misleading (which doesn't surprise me), the BBC has allowed decisions to be made locally as to whether the terms BC and AD should be 'dropped', 'jettisoned', 'not used' or whatever else you wish to call it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-12283554994757989372011-09-25T08:35:52.558+01:002011-09-25T08:35:52.558+01:00When i was younger and living in the UK. I remembe...When i was younger and living in the UK. I remember the National Anthem being played before close down.Thank god for 24 hour TV as I am sure the BBC would rather have a Muslim calling everyone to prayer today.<br /><br />I now live in New Zealand, where they just wouldn't put up with this rubbish, Its a case here of , If you don't like it, don't come here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com