He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!

[Mysturji]

Must keep up.

It happens to me, too.

[mistermack]

Messiah? Could be worse :

[cronus]

He is the Messiah.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24164027

Tennessee baby can keep name Messiah - judge

A child in the US state of Tennessee may retain his given name Messiah, a judge has ruled, overturning a lower court's order from August.

In Cocke County on Wednesday, Chancellor Telford Forgety ruled a child support magistrate had acted unconstitutionally.

Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew had ordered seven-month old Messiah DeShawn Martin's given name changed to Martin.

She said Jesus Christ was the only true messiah and the name might offend.

Last year more than 700 babies were named Messiah in the US, according to the Social Security Administration.

Christianity sees Jesus as the Messiah, while Judaism uses the term to mean an anticipated saviour of the Jews.

Dictionary definitions say the word can mean anyone seen as a saviour or a liberator.

Messiah's parents had appeared before Ms Ballew in a dispute over the boy's surname - his mother Jaleesa Martin wanted him to take hers, while father Jawaan McCullough wanted him to take his.

Ms Ballew surprised them by ordering his name be changed to Martin, ruling, "Labelling this child Messiah places an undue burden on him that as a human being, he cannot fulfil.''

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[JimC]

Do Norwegian courts disallow Thor as a first name?

[klr]

Do Norwegian courts disallow Thor as a first name?

No Odin, Thor or Freya ... in fact, nothing used as a day name!

[mistermack]

I just noticed that the original judge ordered his name to be changed to Martin.
His current surname was Martin.
So she had him called Martin Martin.

I think she must have taken something that day.

[pErvinalia]

Do Norwegian courts disallow Thor as a first name?

No Odin, Thor or Freya ... in fact, nothing used as a day name!

Plenty of Tor's though.

[pErvinalia]

Actually, that's bollocks anyway. Norwegia's most famous current cyclist is Thor Hushovd.

[mistermack]

If he couldn't be a Messiah, he could still have been a superhero :

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

http://home.bt.com/news/latestnews/judg ... 3844487361

Judge charged over baby name change
An East Tennessee magistrate who ordered a baby's name to be changed from Messiah to Martin has been charged with violating the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.

An East Tennessee magistrate who ordered a baby's name to be 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 during a paternity hearing on August 8.

At the time, the parents were disputing the eight-month-old baby's surname.

Mother Jaleesa Martin hoped to keep the name she had given the boy - Messiah Deshawn Martin - and father Jawaan McCullough wanted the baby to bear his last name.

Ballew surprised both parents by ordering the baby's name to be changed to Martin Deshawn McCullough, saying the name Messiah is a title held only by Jesus Christ and places an undue burden on him. That decision was overturned.

Ballew has 30 days to answer the charges.

Hehe. That'll teach the meddling twat.

[Audley Strange]

I wonder if anyone has named their offspring Voldemort?

[JimC]

I wonder if anyone has named their offspring Voldemort?

Full name:

Voldemort Sauron Lucifer the Third...

[Xamonas Chegwé]

I wonder if anyone has named their offspring Voldemort?

Full name:

Voldemort Sauron Lucifer the Third...

Mr & Mrs Hitler are so proud of their little boy, a new playmate for his sister Heroina.

[pErvinalia]

If he couldn't be a Messiah, he could still have been a superhero :