Museum labels elevate some religions over others
Sticks and stones break martyrial bones, and prophetic names can hurt.
Reading attempts in the news to explain Chanukah’s history—in Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Deseret News, and FOX News, among others—I noted the Jewish holiday is set in the second century B.C. (before Christ) rather than B.C.E. (before the common era). Pegging a day with Jewish significance immediately to Christianity arguab…