10-05-2005 20:35									#1
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quote: CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- Even Jesus Christ can't circumvent the rules for getting a driver's license in West Virginia. Attempts to prove his name really is Christ have led the man born as Peter Robert Phillips Jr. through a lengthy legal battle and a recent victory in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. "This all started with him expressing his faith and his respect and love for Jesus Christ," attorney A.P. Pishevar told The Associated Press. "Now he needs to document it for legal reasons." Described by his attorney as a white-haired businessman in his mid-50s, Christ is moving to West Virginia to enjoy a slower lifestyle. He bought property near Lost River, about 100 miles west of Washington, and has a U.S. passport, Social Security card and Washington driver's license bearing the name Jesus Christ. But he still falls short of West Virginia title and license transfer requirements because his Florida birth certificate has his original name on it and he has been unable to obtain an official name change in Washington. "We just need official documentation that that's his name," said Doug Stump, commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles. "He will be treated no different than anybody else." Christ applied for the legal name change in May 2003, but it was denied by District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Tim Murphy because "taking the name of Jesus Christ may provoke a violent reaction or may significantly offend people." In his appeal, Christ's attorney argued that Phillips had changed his name to Jesus Christ 15 years earlier, and "has been using the name since then without incident." The appeals court last month sent the name-change proposal back to the lower court, saying some required hearings in the case had not been held. Any comment from the man in the middle of this legal tussle? "Christ is not speaking to the press at this time," Pishevar said.

	10-05-2005 20:50									#2
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Jesus Christ!

	10-05-2005 20:55									#3
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JESUS CHRIST THE SUPER STAR!!!

	10-05-2005 20:56									#4
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I wonder if his middle initial is H?

	10-05-2005 20:58									#5
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Can't he go on a bike?

	10-05-2005 21:10									#6
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BAH -- the real Christ would shorn such materialistic habits and walk everywhere.

	10-05-2005 22:01									#7
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quote: Originally posted by BeBro http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/10/j...t.ap/index.html

He can use a Roman Empire Drivers license here, he doesn't need a US one. This is just a naked and blatant attempt to give Jesus Christ a legitimate form of ID here in the US.

	11-05-2005 00:42									#8
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quote: Originally posted by BeBro [url]"This all started with him expressing his faith and his respect and love for Jesus Christ,"

So changing your name to Jesus Christ is conveying faith and love?

Funny, looks more like a case of demented egomania to me. Methinks he probably has a messianic complex...

	11-05-2005 02:56									#9
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what a stupid name