tekkychick
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Now I don't think "Messiah" is a good name to dump on a baby - but shouldn't it be the parents' choice?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23665106
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23665106
A judge in the US has ordered a baby's first name to be changed from Messiah to Martin, arguing that the only true messiah is Jesus Christ, reports say.
The judge in Cocke County said the name Messiah could cause the boy difficulties if he grew up in a predominantly Christian area.
"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," Judge Ballew said.
She was able to make the order because the parents were already in a child support hearing in a dispute over what their son's last name should be.
Instead the judge ruled that the baby was to be named Martin DeShawn McCullough, which includes both parents' last name.
"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," she said.
Messiah came in at number 387 in the list of the most popular of baby names in the US in 2012, up from 633 in 2011.