New Posts For Thread: Banning weird baby nameshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_namesThe New Zealand Register of Births, Deaths, and Marriages has banned the use of names like Lucifer, Messiah, Baron, Bishop, Adolph Hitler, Asterisk, etc.:www.ibtimes.com/articles/185321/20110722...community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/threa... Well, asSide B is a Constitutional issue. Again, Government has no business telling citizens what is a suitable name and what name is "banned."Most people are aware what is appropriate and will not name a child something that society will not accept. Howevhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=525144877#525144877Side B is a Constitutional issue. Again, Government has no business telling citizens what is a suitable name and what name is "banned."Most people are aware what is appropriate and will not name a child something that society will not accept. HowevMon, 15 Oct 2012 22:03:16 -0500Here is how I see it:Side a, it is a good idea to ban some weird names as it can prevent (likely) unintentional grief in the life of a person who could be given certain weird names. It could (hopefully) help a parent to realize that maybe certains nahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=525142335#525142335Here is how I see it:Side a, it is a good idea to ban some weird names as it can prevent (likely) unintentional grief in the life of a person who could be given certain weird names. It could (hopefully) help a parent to realize that maybe certains naMon, 15 Oct 2012 19:50:05 -0500I couldn't agree more. More government meddling. what gives them the right to determine what you name your child. That weird name may have been passed down through the generations, might mean something to the parent. When the child is olderhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=524503525#524503525I couldn't agree more. More government meddling. what gives them the right to determine what you name your child. That weird name may have been passed down through the generations, might mean something to the parent. When the child is olderWed, 26 Sep 2012 11:33:12 -0500This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zonehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=504310357#504310357This thread was moved from the Hot Topics ZoneMon, 08 Aug 2011 15:20:27 -0500This is the crucial discernment one has to make, I think, for understanding such legislation.By definition, a name you inherit is one that has precedence and hence is viewed as legitimate - whether first or second name. Of course, if you want to chanhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=503948993#503948993This is the crucial discernment one has to make, I think, for understanding such legislation.By definition, a name you inherit is one that has precedence and hence is viewed as legitimate - whether first or second name. Of course, if you want to chanMon, 01 Aug 2011 01:52:49 -0500Costrel, is your last name significantly different to where everyone could tell where it came from? My maiden last name is Scottish, but that's not something someone would know offhand.People call me Sharon, Shawna, Sheena (?????)...at one point I juhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=503942523#503942523Costrel, is your last name significantly different to where everyone could tell where it came from? My maiden last name is Scottish, but that's not something someone would know offhand.People call me Sharon, Shawna, Sheena (?????)...at one point I juSun, 31 Jul 2011 19:52:27 -0500These criticisms of first names and the ways in which they can be used to pick on children can also be applied to last names, though I am sure that no government -- not in New Zealand and not in Germany -- would ever consider banning last names becauhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=503911089#503911089These criticisms of first names and the ways in which they can be used to pick on children can also be applied to last names, though I am sure that no government -- not in New Zealand and not in Germany -- would ever consider banning last names becauSun, 31 Jul 2011 06:40:08 -0500GC, my name was used in making fun of me, but wasn't the reason I was being picked on. I had a lisp, which made me a moving target for bullies and others who just felt like picking on someone. My name being Shannon and thus starting with an S sound dhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=503902825#503902825GC, my name was used in making fun of me, but wasn't the reason I was being picked on. I had a lisp, which made me a moving target for bullies and others who just felt like picking on someone. My name being Shannon and thus starting with an S sound dSat, 30 Jul 2011 23:05:25 -0500"Stephanie" is NOT a weird name. I;ve had a few "Stephnies" in my class and none were picked on. I've also had a "Muhammed," a "Poindexter," and a "Daisy," among my students. I am unaware that anyone picked on them for their names.Fact is, bullieshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=503596281#503596281"Stephanie" is NOT a weird name. I;ve had a few "Stephnies" in my class and none were picked on. I've also had a "Muhammed," a "Poindexter," and a "Daisy," among my students. I am unaware that anyone picked on them for their names.Fact is, bulliesTue, 26 Jul 2011 12:57:43 -0500What is admirable here, exactly? The courage of the parents?[/quote]If you understood at all what I said about Huck Finn as a worthy model, why the name is an honorable one should be evident. Costrel added some good reasons why naming a child for thihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28053905/Banning_weird_baby_names?post_id=503592453#503592453What is admirable here, exactly? The courage of the parents?[/quote]If you understood at all what I said about Huck Finn as a worthy model, why the name is an honorable one should be evident. Costrel added some good reasons why naming a child for thiTue, 26 Jul 2011 12:18:51 -0500