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Title: Tenn. judge changes infant's name from 'Messiah'
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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
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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: What an ignorant pathetic excuse for a jurist. This woman has no place on the bench, even in the bible belt.Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew
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#1. To: Buzzard (#0)
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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.
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Guess they didn't care when I was born. My Middle name ....... starts with ..................F------- :- ( "If we don’t adhere to the Constitution on matters as significant as presidential eligibility, then the Constitution ceases to be a meaningful document for guiding our nation."
Moron McCullough should have paid his stupid child support; that or not banged Moron Martin.
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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!
Good thing they didn't get on the cases of Meshach Taylor's parents.
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#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 "
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#6. To: Buzzard (#0)
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Ballew said the name Messiah could cause problems if the child grows up in Cocke County
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