NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee magistrate who changed a baby's first name from Messiah to Martin was censured Monday. Lu Ann Ballew said at the time that Messiah was a title held only by ...

An East Tennessee judge that made international headlines for ordering a name change for a baby named Messiah is no longer on the bench. Friday was the last day on the job for Judge LuAnne Ballew. A ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – An East Tennessee magistrate who ordered a baby's name changed from Messiah to Martin has been charged with violating the state's Code of Judicial Conduct. Child Support Magistrate ...

Hospital nurseries last year were filled with Jacobs and Jaydens, Madisons and Mias. It’s not unusual for a modern kindergarten classroom to have two Emmas or two Ethans. But there is only one Messiah ...

Most Americans are fine with babies named Messiah, Christ or any other religious name their parents like, a study from LifeWay Research released today indicates. What they don’t like are judges ...

WASHINGTON — Talk about high expectations for a newborn: King and Messiah are among the fastest-rising baby names for American boys. They’re just a little behind Major, the boy’s name that jumped the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) A Tennessee judge should not have barred a couple from naming their child “Messiah,” said the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee. On Thursday ...

Tennessee judge has ruled in favor of parents who want their 8-month-old baby to be named %22Messiah%22 At a paternity hearing last month%2C magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ...

An East Tennessee magistrate who ordered a baby’s name changed from Messiah to Martin has been charged with violating the state’s Code of Judicial Conduct. Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ...