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Title: Tenn. judge changes infant's name from 'Messiah'
Source: AP
URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/tenn-judge-ch ... ts-name-messiah-215423538.html
Published: Aug 11, 2013
Author: AP
Post Date: 2013-08-11 21:27:16 by Buzzard
Keywords: None
Views: 325
Comments: 7

A judge in Tennessee changed a 7-month-old boy's name to Martin from Messiah, saying the religious name was earned by one person and "that one person is Jesus Christ."

Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ordered the name change last week, according to WBIR-TV. The boy's parents were in court because they could not agree on the child's last name, but when the judge heard the boy's first name, she ordered it changed, too.

"It could put him at odds with a lot of people and at this point he has had no choice in what his name is," Ballew said.

It was the first time she ordered a first name change, the judge said.

Messiah was No. 4 among the fastest-rising baby names in 2012, according to the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names.

The judge in eastern Tennessee said the baby was to be named Martin DeShawn McCullough, which includes both parents' last name.

The boy's mother, Jaleesa Martin, of Newport, said she will appeal. She says Messiah is unique and she liked how it sounded alongside the boy's two siblings — Micah and Mason.

"Everybody believes what they want so I think I should be able to name my child what I want to name him, not someone else," Martin said.

Ballew said the name Messiah could cause problems if the child grows up in Cocke County, which has a large Christian population.

"The word Messiah is a title and it's a title that has only been earned by one person and that one person is Jesus Christ," the judge said.


Poster Comment:

Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew

What an ignorant pathetic excuse for a jurist.

This woman has no place on the bench, even in the bible belt.

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#1. To: Buzzard (#0) (Edited)

Thou shalt not defy the Ministry of Baby Names. Off to room 101 with her.

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Esso  posted on  2013-08-11   21:46:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Buzzard, *libertarians*, *Jack-Booted Thugs* (#0)

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freepatriot32  posted on  2013-08-11   21:47:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Buzzard (#0)

I wouldn't choose that name for my kid, and I don't know anyone that would, but as long as it is not an offensive name like shitty, poo, turd, fucktard, or shithead then the Judge really has no business telling the parents what they can name their kids and has absolutely no right to name the kid herself.

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2013-08-11   23:09:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: RickyJ (#3)

" but as long as it is not an offensive name like shitty, poo, turd, fucktard, or shithead then the Judge really has no business telling the parents what they can name their kids "

Guess they didn't care when I was born.

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ndcorup  posted on  2013-08-12   10:33:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Buzzard (#0)

Moron McCullough should have paid his stupid child support; that or not banged Moron Martin.

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Lod  posted on  2013-08-12   13:02:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Buzzard (#0) (Edited)

Ballew said the name Messiah could cause problems if the child grows up in Cocke County

Because people in Cocke county like traditional unoffensive names. They can't have a Messiah in Cocke county, it would cause problems. LOL!

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2013-08-12   13:45:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Buzzard (#0)

Good thing they didn't get on the cases of Meshach Taylor's parents.

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