[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

NPR
Judge Orders Baby's Name Changed From 'Messiah'

Lu Ann Ballew blown away...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/us...ef=todayspaper
NY Times
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 18, 2013

Tennessee: Woman Allowed to Name Son Messiah

A woman will be allowed to name her 8-month-old son Messiah,
a judge ruled Wednesday, overturning an order from another judge
who said the name should be changed because
“Messiah is a title that is held only by Jesus Christ.”

Lu Ann Ballew, a child support magistrate, ordered Jaleesa Martin
to change the name at a paternity hearing last month.

At an appeal hearing on Wednesday, Chancellor Telford E. Forgety Jr. of Cocke County
overturned the decision, finding that the judge had acted unconstitutionally.