But Judge Ballew says you can't
call him "Messiah."
In case you missed it, a local judge in eastern Tennessee ruled that a mother can't name her baby boy "Messiah"
because "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."
Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew took note that the child will be growing up in Cocke County, the home
of many Tennessee Christians: "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
explained.
In fact, the judge ordered
that the boy's name will be "Martin."
At least, that's settled.
I guess little Marty
doesn't mind, at this point, I guess "Martin" won't put him at odds with
too many people….
Speaking of odds, I
bet you didn't know that 387 baby boys were named "Messiah" last year in the United States. I wonder how many of
them live in Tennessee?
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