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Quote of the Day: Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew of Tennessee
Ron Ribiat
August 12, 2013

“The word Messiah is a title and it’s a title that has only been earned by one person and that one person is Jesus Christ.”

— Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew of Tennessee, who recently ordered that 7-month-old’s first name be changed from “Messiah” to “Martin.”  She was quoted by The Associated Press.

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