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Judge rules baby can't be named "Messiah" [View all] live love laugh Aug 2013 OP
Agreed. Xyzse Aug 2013 #1
There went separation of Church and State. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2013 #2
I can't believe she re-named the child. The nerve. nt live love laugh Aug 2013 #15
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #3
Is she one of those "activist" judges? shraby Aug 2013 #4
Ridiculous! DesertRat Aug 2013 #5
The judge is right for the wrong reasons Gman Aug 2013 #6
Judge is wrong. It's not the judge's decision. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #8
"Being stupid isn't illegal." Exactly. nt live love laugh Aug 2013 #16
Well, it should be Gman Aug 2013 #30
It should be illegal to be stupid? Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #39
There's apparently a decent number of kids named Messiah in the U.S. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #33
The thing is its as unconstitutional as it gets Gman Aug 2013 #37
not right at all burnodo Aug 2013 #40
yep, EC Aug 2013 #7
Wow! Just because the parents are poor spellers and could not spell Mark Messier's last name, madinmaryland Aug 2013 #9
she should be removed immediately. none. of. her. business. spanone Aug 2013 #10
Agreed Blaspherian Aug 2013 #20
How does somebody as painfully stupid as this judge RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #11
I would like to know how she made it through law school--if she did. nt live love laugh Aug 2013 #18
Are judges elected there? (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2013 #34
IMO: The Judge blew it! In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #12
Yes well they've caught a judge hmmming along with his penis pump Rex Aug 2013 #13
Whaaaa....I had to look this up and ... O.M.G. live love laugh Aug 2013 #19
Proof that reality is much stranger than fiction. Rex Aug 2013 #22
The judge should be sanctioned in some way LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #14
I think the Judge is WAY out of line here. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #17
Ask the judge Blaspherian Aug 2013 #21
I know a couple of Mexicans whos name is Jesus, which of course in Spanish the J sound is an H demosincebirth Aug 2013 #23
she can do that? Enrique Aug 2013 #24
She probably can't, as she's going to discover in the appeal. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2013 #36
What test did the judge conduct to prove the child wasn't the Messiah again? Johonny Aug 2013 #25
here's a conundrum of sorts...what if mom had named the baby Messiah because of pepperbear Aug 2013 #26
None of our business. nt valerief Aug 2013 #29
Maybe the parents are big Handel fans. tanyev Aug 2013 #27
Take away her gavel and hit her over the head with it! nt valerief Aug 2013 #28
Didn't something sort of similar to this happened when someone named their kid Hitler? eom Purveyor Aug 2013 #31
There were a variety of additional issues going on there. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2013 #35
The judge is way out of line. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #32
I am not surprised. mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #38
I wonder what the judge thinks of the thousands of babies born each year named Jesús. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #41
I think someone should name their child "President" burnodo Aug 2013 #42
If Sarah Palin had any more kids, I'd totally expect that. tanyev Aug 2013 #44
i read the article trying to understand how the case came to court at all 0rganism Aug 2013 #43
A person that can't (even attempt to) set aside personal biases ... etherealtruth Aug 2013 #45
That was not the only child named Messiah, either. Quantess Aug 2013 #46
Everyone in her area should go put in for a name change to "Messiah." PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #47
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