Tennessee judge rules infant's name must be changed from 'Messiah'

[GandD 5,966]

Thank you for not explaining anything

Wouldn't dream of it.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I doubt you are capable. Send me proof！

I'd post a pic of my #######, but I think it is against TOS.

[Karee 4,190]

I'd post a pic of my #######, but I think it is against TOS.

I think it's ok as long as you don't bad mouth Islam in the process.

[Dan and Judy 614]

I'd post a pic of my #######, but I think it is against TOS.

maybe you could just describe it for us?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

The trickle down effect, from Kentuck to Tennesee..... I wonder what the judge would have ruled if it had been a white kid? Or better yet, if a white couple wanted to name their child Muhammad (Mohammed) ??

Tennessee judge rules infant's name must be changed from 'Messiah'

Published August 11, 2013

Associated Press

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  Seven-month old Martin DeShawn McCullough being held by his mom Jaleesa Martin. (AP)

NEWPORT, Tenn. – 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.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/11/tenn-judge-changes-infant-name-from-messiah-says-it-could-put-him-at-odds-with/#ixzz2bkSmPc1l

Judge was out of line..Technically correct but overstepped his power

Spooky, Jacque is so enamoured with yer #######, she's repeating herself.

what is up with the constant ** fascination with #######.

I think it's about context. Mohammed is a very common name in Muslim religion, so is Yusef. My brother in law is named Yusef. And if you're going to rule this kid can't have the name Messiah, then no kid should have that name.

I can see Hitler..but I don't think Messiah is that far out there. I know several dudes named jesus.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

FTR, based on the recent decisions of making this a police state, nearly every post in this thread is TOS violation. Enjoy your suspensions! You're also no allowed to indicate someone not understanding something. That's just you calling them dumb.

That is a C. Please stay on protocol

C. I have no idea idea how to respond to the overwhelming facts you presented, so I will just call you a nut job **/rwnj with zero reading comprehension insult you and move on, and claim I already answered the question. ( this covers the tin foil hat stupidity)