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 (Philadelphia: 2013, college)

[knucklehead_vol]

Sigh...


Tennessee judge rules infant's name must be changed from 'Messiah' | Fox News

[MetropolitanTN]

It'll be overturned I bet. Other people have named their child that before.

[nashvols]

Cocke County.

[Spikett]

I saw that. Good grief....

[Memphis1979]

Smart judge. I bet she'll win reelection by a landslide, even after her verdict is overturned at a higher courts level.

I completely disagree with her position. But the folks over there, well they are a bit more religious then me.

[Starman71]

I can understand - even empathize with - her reasoning, but she crossed a line that our Judicial branch cannot be allowed to cross. Her verdict will be overturned, and rightfully so.

But I can't imagine the reasoning for parents to choose a name such as this in order to forever label their child. We've all heard the moronic names some entertainers have given their child. Hell, it's become a contest to see who could find the most outrageous name. And all for the sake of vainglorious attention. Not only do I feel such strong contempt for these parents, but also great sympathy for the children that must grow up names like "Audio Science", "Messiah", etc.. Surely they must suffer - in their younger years - the ridicule from their peers of having such strange names. And who knows the long-term effects of having such media attention.

[J&Em]

It should be interesting considering that people, who named their kids something that was odd and distasteful to many people, lost all 4 of their children to the state and it was upheld in higher courts.

Nazi-Naming Dad Fights for Right to See His Son | NBC 10 Philadelphia

[2mares]

Originally Posted by Starman71

I can understand - even empathize with - her reasoning, but she crossed a line that our Judicial branch cannot be allowed to cross. Her verdict will be overturned, and rightfully so.

But I can't imagine the reasoning for parents to choose a name such as this in order to forever label their child. We've all heard the moronic names some entertainers have given their child. Hell, it's become a contest to see who could find the most outrageous name. And all for the sake of vainglorious attention. Not only do I feel such strong contempt for these parents, but also great sympathy for the children that must grow up names like "Audio Science", "Messiah", etc.. Surely they must suffer - in their younger years - the ridicule from their peers of having such strange names. And who knows the long-term effects of having such media attention.

Got to admit some of the older generation southern names are kind of ........well. All the Effies, Beluahs, Verties, Byrdies, Bricies,-------jeans, -----maes. Cluster, Cletus, Vester, Elbert, Delbert, Dilbert, Doice, -----bobs, ------joes.

I have realities named Tennessee and Hassletie.
So who is to say what is strange or good or bad.

[kelsie]

What ever happened to separation of Church and State?

Then there was the parent a couple of months ago who named their child Hash Tag.

[Starman71]

Originally Posted by 2mares

Got to admit some of the older generation southern names are kind of ........well. All the Effies, Beluahs, Verties, Byrdies, Bricies,-------jeans, -----maes. Cluster, Cletus, Vester, Elbert, Delbert, Dilbert, Doice, -----bobs, ------joes.

I have realities named Tennessee and Hassletie.
So who is to say what is strange or good or bad.

But the fact that there are many people with these names - especially within the region and generation - makes those names common. Not to gen-Xer's or Millenial's - but still fairly common.

But to name your child after your college major? Come on... that's just pushing the boundaries of vanity and narcissism.