A man from Zion wants to change his name to "In God We Trust"
It seems Steve Kreuscher has let his status as a denizen of Zion (Illinois, that is) go to his head. He's asked a judge to legally change his name to the motto that backs our money: In God We Trust.
Believe it. First name, In God. Last name, We Trust. The reason, he explains in detailed story from Daily Herald, is that God has been good to him, and he wants the world to know. The also reveals a few other interesting name changes from recent memory:
Santa Claus: Robert Rion of Mundelein, 1997
GoVeg.com: Karin Robertson of Virginia, 2003
Megatron: Michael Burrows of Washington, 2007
Optimus Prime: Scott Nall of Ohio, 2001
Pro-Life: Marvin Richardson of Idaho, 2008
Low Tax: Byron Looper of Tennessee, 1998
Jesus Christ: Jose Espinal of New York, 2005
Some people need to just be happy with their Christian name.
This post originally appeared, in slightly different form, at The God Blog.
Posted by Brad Greenberg on May 7, 2008 3:27AM
Comments
well, this is America , where , at least for now, we are free to make such choices. There is a bit of Glory to GOD in it.. but then there is what some could say is using the LORDS name.. if you will, in Vain. Should folks be allowed to make such name changes? YES.. it is apart of our Freedom as Americans and human beings. Providing it doesn't cause some serious problems in a community or in the government itself.IF every one changed their names to BUSH we might have a problem. Do i think the person is healthy who wishes to be called "IN GOD" "WE TRUST"? No.. i think there are better ways to Glorify GOD than taking on an odd motto. near to half the new testament shows us how we can glorify GOD in a pleasing and healthy way. We are also to avoid doing things that make folks believe we are " MAD". i think this might qualify.
just my personal opinion.
Forestwalkerjoe
Posted by: Forestwalkerjoe at May 7, 2008
It sounds ridiculous to us, but there was a time when such names were common--in the mid 1600s. One of the most famous, or silly depending upon whom is writing the history, was a Puritan named Fight the Good Fight and Flee Fornication Williams. Yes! That was his real name! And he did not have a cheap nursing home to lock his parents away in back then, but no doubt in his darker moments fervently prayed for them to be visited by the plague.
Posted by: Chuck at May 8, 2008
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