Why poor taste? As is common knowledge A.D. is an abbreviation for Anno Domini. You might as well say that calling Muhammamad &#x27;The prophet&#x27; is in poor taste. For most people in the Western world the year zero is an arbitrary number and not understood as year of &#x27;Our Lord&#x27; nor is Muhammad regarded as a prophet. Both are aids to communication not exegesis.<p>Not living in the US, the reference to Fox News is a bit lost on me. Perhaps it&#x27;s equivalent to the seemingly obligatory sideswipe at the British Daily Mail on the part of some folk. Establishes their credentials, I guess.