You are not the Messiah, says judge

A judge in Tennessee has changed a seven-month-old boy’s name from Messiah to Martin.

A judge in Tennessee has changed a seven-month-old boy’s name from Messiah to Martin.

Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew said the religious name was earned by one person and “that one person is Jesus Christ”.

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