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I see why you keep avoiding my question. If you're concerned about ridicule and teasing a name like "Dick" is going to get more ridicule and teasing and bullying than Messiah. So are you for banning the name "Dick" or "Peter"? If not, you don't give a **** about the teasing you just care "messiah" was used and you are against it for RELIGIOUS reasons like the judge.
You try being called Messiah. Honored and tested or just antiquated and outdated? I am not so sure that bullying and things like that build character. You can build character by not allowing bullying, healthy competition and positive re-enforcement of acceptable behavior. You are free to believe what you want and I will do the same. I just think that more modern education methods do not need bullying, shark swimming and things like that.
Pretty clearly... how? The Establishment Clause says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."“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,” Judge Ballew said....
This is pretty clearly a religion based argument and as such violates the Establishment Clause.
Her second argument about the bullying isn't much better, especially how popular Messiah seems to be as a name - at least according to the article..
I think it is a wonderful judge. Children should have appropriate names and not names that would lead to a life or ridicule and harassment.
This judge has a lot of renaming to do.
Did he change the kids name because he thought he was the only Messiah?
I had a prof in college who's name was Harold (aka Harry) Butts. Girl in my class in 4th grade was named Donna Screws. Coached a couple of sisters in youth soccer named Natalie and Lisa Pigg.
George Foreman named all 5 of his sons George ( jr, III, IV, V, and VI) and one daughter Georgetta and the other Freda George.
Unusual baby names of 2012 | BabyCenter
girls:
Excel, California, Shoog, Yoga
boys:
Burger, Espn, Jedi and there were even a couple of poor slobs who's idiot parents named them "Popeye"
The kid is apparently not alone
From the article in the OP
Messiah was No. 4 among the fastest-rising baby names in 2012, according to the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names.
Considering that it would seem the bullying thing is probably overblown
At the very least she is way overstepping her bounds. Insane, no. Arrogant yes. Stupid yes. Retarded probably.
with regards to her job, position, legal responsibility and awareness of her legal guidelines and authority i find her to be insane
Of the bat**** variety or the coo coo variety? Or has she found a new and more interesting variety of insane?
Indeed it is. But its not up to anyone but the parents to name the child. The child can change it when they are old enough.Messiah is a terrible choice for a given name anyway.
I think it is a wonderful judge. Children should have appropriate names and not names that would lead to a life or ridicule and harassment.
The kid is apparently not alone
From the article in the OP
Messiah was No. 4 among the fastest-rising baby names in 2012, according to the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names.
Considering that it would seem the bullying thing is probably overblown
The judge is a perfect example of a tyrant in a robe and the parents have a wonderful lawsuit against her.
Judicial Immunity is a form of legal immunity which protects judges and others employed by the judiciary from lawsuits brought against them for judicial actions, no matter how incompetent, negligent, or malicious such conduct might be, even if this conduct is in violation of statutes.
Why? Judges have freedom to rule about cases. If they want to change the name let them appeal.
And lawsuit against the judge, yeah, that is going to happen, not.
Judicial immunity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indeed it is. But its not up to anyone but the parents to name the child. The child can change it when they are old enough.
The judge is a perfect example of a tyrant in a robe and the parents have a wonderful lawsuit against her.
Pretty clearly... how? The Establishment Clause says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."
There was the case with those racist folk not so long ago, right? They named their kid Adolph and other Nazi names. What happened in that case? I think maybe the government took their kids, but I can't quite recall right now. This case isn't so far from that one.
Indeed it is their job to rule about the case. The case here was his last name not first. She went WAY beyond her boundaries and legal ability thinking she can just change a name because it offended her sensitivities.
Some of you people are nuts.
The point about the name being stupid is valid.
Just think... If a man named Thomas Dick had a child and gave him a First name of Suck and a middle name of My.... some of you idiots would think that is a-okay as well.
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