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09-06-2002, 10:52 AM | #21 | |
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09-06-2002, 11:01 AM | #22 | |
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09-06-2002, 11:54 AM | #23 | |
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Re: Should government have a say in what parents name their children?
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09-06-2002, 01:12 PM | #24 | |
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By Germany ruling against allowing this couple to name their child Osama bin Ladin - it has given the name MORE power. It would not have even have been in the news probably (and if it was - it would have quickly died out) if the government had just let it go. How much government interference are we willing to put up with in our lives?
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09-06-2002, 01:51 PM | #25 |
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the government having a say in what parents name their children? ridiculous.
although...I remember seeing a posting in our local newspaper a couple years back...some couple named their child Polly Crocker. Not so bad, except when you say it wither her middle name: Wanda. I am not joking.
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I think we (the West) may have been overly tolerant in the past. We should be tolerant with those that don’t chare your values, but not with those that desire nothing less then our destruction. As I said that name in a symbol, and symbols carry power. It could not be allowed. Quote:
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09-06-2002, 02:04 PM | #27 |
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To name a child Osama bin laden when living in Germany sounds extremely ... unwise. Unless they plan to emigrate to one of the Arabic countries. I don't feel provoked by it myself, but I understand people who does.
Still I think people should be able to pick a name for their child freely, without interference from anyone. If the child isn't happy with the name, he/she can change it when he/she comes of age.
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09-06-2002, 04:39 PM | #28 | |
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09-06-2002, 04:49 PM | #29 | ||
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It's gonna cause problems, though, that's for sure, so if it's for the kid's safety, then don't let him be named that. Save him before the evil, blood thirsty Americans get ahold of him. Oh yes, they're out there . . . somewhere . . . Last edited by Rána Eressëa : 09-07-2002 at 03:03 PM. |
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09-06-2002, 05:14 PM | #30 | |
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09-06-2002, 06:31 PM | #31 |
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I maintain my stance. Every one involved should have their freedom of choice. The parents, to name their child, and the child, to change their name. It should not involve the government.
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09-06-2002, 08:06 PM | #32 | |
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This is the small article that the Star Ledger had in todays paper about the German couple.
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09-06-2002, 08:24 PM | #33 |
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09-07-2002, 09:15 AM | #35 | ||
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Also, since when have we, as a global community, agreed that "weird" names should be prevented? Why shouldn't one's name be exactly what one wants it to be? I don't mind if a senile old woman decides to change her name to Ice-cream. Similarily, I don't mind if a child names herself Stank Ho. Or even if a little boy names himself Jesus Christ. And even names such as "Nigger". It is the person who interprates the name to be contraversial, not the name itself. Last edited by Andúril : 09-07-2002 at 09:16 AM. |
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09-07-2002, 10:09 AM | #36 | |
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I don't mind people being able to change their names, in fact I'm glad that it's possible. But I just can't see the use of letting people change their name several times just for fancy. To me, it's more trouble than it's worth.
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