When a Christian states that the calendar begins at the birth of Jesus,as though they are making a point, what they are really saying is that Christianity was the state religion of some of the most successful nations at military conquest of the past few centuries. For a religion that is ostensibly supposed to spread by voluntary conversion---a religion based on belief and not outward practice---that seems a very a odd thing to boast approximately.
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Source: patheos.com