Netherstorm Posted August 12, 2013 Well, he could've been the next messiah... 0 Share this post Link to post
Quasar Posted August 12, 2013 I'm sure this judge ran for office on a platform of creationism in schools, banning abortion, and making being gay illegal. And the people of Tennessee are perfectly happy with that. And their random TSA checkpoints of course. MURICA!!!!!!11 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted August 12, 2013 Whatever. I'm just glad that there is a kind of stigma to using Christ's name (or in this case title) as a given name in the west. And I don't hear Joshua much, either. Every asshole in the middle east is named Muhammad. That gets annoying. 0 Share this post Link to post
Maes Posted August 12, 2013 Technician said:Every asshole in the middle east is named Muhammad. That gets annoying. Actually, Muslims have pretty clear-cut rules about which are the names of God which of them can be used by a Muslim. By applying their rules to Christianity, being called "The Messiah" would not be permitted, but being called just "Messiah" is alright. It actually makes sense, too. 0 Share this post Link to post
Quast Posted August 12, 2013 Maes said:By applying their rules to Christianity, being called "The Messiah" would not be permitted, but being called just "Messiah" is alright. It actually makes sense, too. Well, we can't have misplaced definite articles and we certainly wouldn't want to mistake someone for being god after all. 0 Share this post Link to post
SavageCorona Posted August 13, 2013 Ok so you're allowed to be called Jesus as in hay-soos but you're not allowed to be called Messiah because someone misread the rules? Classic (CENSORED DUE TO IMMINENT FLAMEWAR) 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted August 13, 2013 SavageCorona said:Ok so you're allowed to be called Jesus as in hay-soos but you're not allowed to be called Messiah because someone misread the rules? Classic (CENSORED DUE TO IMMINENT FLAMEWAR) To be fair, Jesus or Joshua, or even Yeshua, is as common of a name in Hebrew (or even in the Latin world) as John or Alex. Jesus or Muhammad is a name, but like Maes has pointed out, "Messiah" is rather a title that is anointed to you by higher authority. Whether you think it's bullshit or not is up to you, but there is some reasoning behind this ruling. 0 Share this post Link to post
SavageCorona Posted August 13, 2013 I know Joshua is translated from Jesus, but I don't think people consider it to be related to Jesus in anyway other than the translation thing. Also Alex isn't a popular name where I live, I'm the only person I know called Alex and I know tonnes of people who are not named Alex. It makes me sad that people have such bad taste in baby names. 0 Share this post Link to post
Snakes Posted August 13, 2013 Everyone knows the only one, true messiah was Big Baby Jesus. Shame on this baby for trying to jack that title. 0 Share this post Link to post
Varis Alpha Posted August 13, 2013 Technician said:And I don't hear Joshua much, either. shame. Joshua's a really nice name, IMO. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted August 13, 2013 Snakes said:Everyone knows the only one, true messiah was Big Baby Jesus. Shame on this baby for trying to jack that title. Do we know for sure that this kid isn't Big Baby Jesus Mk. 2? 0 Share this post Link to post
Netherstorm Posted August 13, 2013 Doomhuntress said:shame. Joshua's a really nice name, IMO. I know, I think Joshua is one of the best names if not thee best to name a baby IMO. 0 Share this post Link to post
UltimaDweedleXVers Posted August 13, 2013 In New Zealand you're not allowed to name a baby Lucifer. 0 Share this post Link to post
hex11 Posted August 13, 2013 We can't have no messiah running around, savin' people and shit... That's a threat to the judicial process! 0 Share this post Link to post
Devalaous Posted August 13, 2013 UltimaDweedleXVers said:In New Zealand you're not allowed to name a baby Lucifer. Whhhhaaaaaaaat? I love that name. 0 Share this post Link to post
UltimaDweedleXVers Posted August 13, 2013 Ragnor said:Whhhhaaaaaaaat? I love that name. Me too 0 Share this post Link to post
TwinBeast Posted August 13, 2013 I think people should name themselves. 0 Share this post Link to post
DaniJ Posted August 13, 2013 Of course one would need to ensure the individual was actually operating of his own free will when asked for their name. So, my thought is that as a result everyone would have an albeit funny but completely incoherent name, such as Muwhuhabahee until they learned a "grown up" language. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kontra Kommando Posted August 13, 2013 How stupid. Hispanics name their kids Jesus, why is Messiah bad? 0 Share this post Link to post
Snakes Posted August 13, 2013 GreyGhost said:Do we know for sure that this kid isn't Big Baby Jesus Mk. 2? There can be only one Big Baby Jesus. 0 Share this post Link to post
geo Posted August 13, 2013 A judge denied idiot parents from naming their kid '4 Real' 0 Share this post Link to post
Kontra Kommando Posted August 13, 2013 I like Skyrim, but if my parents named me "Dovahkiin", I would hate them forever. http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a351381/parents-name-child-after-skyrim-win-free-games-for-life.html 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted August 14, 2013 geo said:A judge denied idiot parents from naming their kid '4 Real' Now that people should be okay with. If only they barred L-A too. 0 Share this post Link to post
Netherstorm Posted August 14, 2013 Kontra Kommando said:How stupid. Hispanics name their kids Jesus, why is Messiah bad? Jesus is also pronounced with the J being silent, so basically it's 'Ey-sus'. That could be why they name their kids that. 0 Share this post Link to post
Philnemba Posted August 14, 2013 I once met a black guy name Jesus so I don't see the big deal why the parents can't name their own child "Messiah". 0 Share this post Link to post
Kontra Kommando Posted August 14, 2013 Philnemba said:I once met a black guy name Jesus so I don't see the big deal why the parents can't name their own child "Messiah". I hope you didn't hear him wrong, or you could get this kind of reaction. 0 Share this post Link to post
DoOmEr4LiFe Posted August 14, 2013 The former lead singer of Candlemass should bash the judge's head in. Or write a strongly worded letter. Note that he was not born with the name, however. 0 Share this post Link to post
Maes Posted August 14, 2013 DoOmEr4LiFe said:The former lead singer of Candlemass should bash the judge's head in. Or write a strongly worded letter. Note that he was not born with the name, however. I don't think that noms d'art are in the same category. Compare e.g. Rob Zombie, Madonna (itself provocative for Catholics) etc. 0 Share this post Link to post