(December 13, 2012 at 11:35 am)Samson1 Wrote: I'm absolutely anti-theist,strong,militant non-believer,... but there are situations where US atheists should approach more tacticaly.There are cultural aspects which should not matter & opposing them would be unreasonable. Things like ''bless you'' when sneeze or using BC/AD. I feel that christmass is in this category.
BC/AD is on it's way out. A lot of academics, museums, etc. have switched to BCE/CE, for before common era and common era respectively. It is not just about atheists, it's culturally sensitive to all groups that are not Christian, including Jews and Muslims. AD, Anno Domini, or the year of our lord... well it's just not relevant to any group who rejects Christ as lord. Though it should be noted that some Christian publications use BCE/CE as well, for before Christian era and Christian era.
As for "bless you" when sneezing, I'm not offended, I just prefer gesundheit, because it's more fun to say...
When someone wishes me, "Merry Christmas!" I'm also not offended, I simply reply, "And a Happy Holiday to you, too!"
