Friday, September 20, 2013

The Messiah is Here!

"Tenn. baby can keep Messiah" by Travis Loller |  Associated Press, September 19, 2013

NEWPORT, Tenn. — The decision from a judge who said the boy’s name should be changed to Martin because ‘‘Messiah is a title that is held only by Jesus Christ’’quickly made international news, and the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a complaint against Judge Lu Ann Ballew with the state’s Board of Judicial Conduct....

I'm not saying they a wrong, but why do a bunch of atheist Jews have to get involved?

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Related: The Messiah Has Come 

And gone.

UPDATE: 

"Judge charged in name case" by Travis Loller |  Associated Press, October 26, 2013

NASHVILLE — An East Tennessee magistrate who ordered a baby’s name changed from Messiah to Martin has been charged with violating the state’s Code of Judicial Conduct.

Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ordered the name change at a paternity hearing in Newport on Aug. 8.

At the time, the parents were disputing the 8-month-old baby’s surname.

The mother, Jaleesa Martin, hoped to keep the name she had given the boy— Messiah Deshawn Martin — and the father, Jawaan McCullough, wanted the baby to bear his last name.

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What's in a name anyway?