Mon, 12 Aug, 2013 - 08:16
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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CourtsHeathrowPlace: TennesseePlace: eastern TennesseePlace: NewportPlace: Cocke CountyPerson: MessiahPerson: MartinPerson: Lu Ann BallewPerson: Jesus ChristPerson: BallewPerson: Martin DeShawn McCulloughPerson: Jaleesa MartinPerson: MicahPerson: MasonOrganisation: WBIR-TVOrganisation: Social Security AdministrationOrganisation: Christian
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