Re: anti Christian bias?

Oh please.. How about we not worry about it and move on to far more productive
conversation.

-Mitch
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick T" <ntaylor84@earthlink.net>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 2:32 PM
Subject: anti Christian bias?


> Hi all:
>
> On page 29 of the PostgreSQL User's Guide, distributed with version 7.0.3,
> in table 3-8 Postgres Date Input, the last item in the Example column is
> January 8, 99 BC.  The corresponding Description item reads "Year 99 before
> the Common Era".  The author or the editor of this manual is obviously
> expressing his anti Christian bias in attempting to redefine BC to mean
> "Common Era".  Throughout history BC, when associated with a date, has
> always stood for "Before Christ", and it always will.  I challenge the
> author/editor to tell us exactly what is the significant event in history
> that marks the boundary of what he chooses to call "Common Era".
>
> Nick
>
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