My daughter has an uncommon name (Scandinavian origin like half her genes) pulled from a baby name book. I wanted something that sounded cool but was not hard to pronounce or spell but not "trendy" or made up. My family had a cow but got over it. Everyone at school and Little League remembers her name!
Court decides Child's name
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ylexot
Super Genius
The parents did not name him Friday due to any religious belief, so your argument is just plain stupid. Also, the name was not changed by the court for religious purposes (remember, the church was ok with it). It had nothing to do with Friday being of religious origin. It was because of some weird law in Italy (a non-religious law, BTW) which allows the court to rule with their opinion about how good a name is and whether it will cause the child to be teased (which can happen with just about every name out there).
godsbutterfly
Free to Fly
They changed his name to Gregory after the Saint whose feast day he was born on!
Novus Collectus
New Member
It does not matter. It is not up to the courts to decide what and how people express their relgious belief in any form or on what level before it is "considered" religious. As far as you, I or the judge know the name could have been partly chosen as a spiritual celebration of life or some such other meaning. I am an atheist and if I wanted to name my kid Christian or Vishnu, then that is my right. The name could be for my kid's future faith if they chose as far as the court would know or as much as it should know. To limit their right is to limit all parent's rights for religious purposes or not.
It is much more complex and encompassing than you seem to think.
So if a Satan worshipper wanted to name their kid Satan the courts would not approve because the name is silly in their minds and because the church does not approve?
I never said the court denied the name on religious grounds, I am just saying the court ignored the fact that it represents a religious name or belief which is steps into the realm of seperation of church and state and the freedom of expressing religious beliefs.
Italy can do what they want, but like I said, I am glad I live in America.
The judge choosing a religious name based on religious beliefs would have been waaaayy overboard in America too.
Novus Collectus
New Member
No, Who is on first base.
What!?!
Asti?
No, he's on second.
Spumante? :shrug:
Novus Collectus
New Member
Hmm, I guess that would explain Robinson Crusoe's choice of name for his desert island companion....Now we know the rest of the story.
ylexot
Super Genius
So it would not be a church/state issue for you if they pulled out a baby name book and threw a dart?
ylexot
Super Genius
It does matter. You can't claim religious protection of the name if you don't intend it to be religious.
No, if a Satan worshipper wanted to name their kid Satan the courts would not approve because the name is silly in their minds. Period. End of sentence. You are claiming that the court ("the state") did something for religious purposes. However, the church had the opposite reaction. Therefore, church and state are separate.
Intent.
godsbutterfly
Free to Fly
So it would not be a church/state issue for you if they pulled out a baby name book and threw a dart?
I was just saying the Tribunal changed the name to Gregory for that reason. I know nothing about Italy's laws. The Tribunal chose it for that reason and because they felt it would bring the child more peace socially or some such mess and the Court agreed.
jenbengen
Watch it
I'd be the first to tell them to shove it up their ### and let them know that when the kid comes out of THEIR hoo-hah they can name it.
