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Man asks court to change his name to 'In God We Trust'

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ZION, Ill. -- Steve Kreuscher wants a judge to allow him to legally change his name. He wants to be known as "In God We Trust."
Kreuscher (CROY'-shir) says the new name would symbolize the help God gave him through tough times.

The 57-year-old man also told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald he's worried that atheists may succeed in removing the phrase "In God We Trust" from U.S. currency.

He recalls that the phrase "God Reigns" was removed from the Zion city seal in 1992 after courts deemed it unconstitutional. Zion was founded as a theocracy - by a sect that believed the Earth was flat.

The school bus driver and amateur artist in the northern Chicago suburb says he has filed a petition to change his name in Lake County Circuit Court.
merasyad

18 responses // Man asks court to change his name to 'In God We Trust'

  • so is this guy apart of the "sect that believed the Earth was flat" cause this seems a little ridiculous...
    brad149
  • i did not know you needed a petition to change your name. i thought you just had to fill out the paperwork and such...?

    psh... yeah, kinda ridiculous, but uhh... in steve kreuscher we trust. lol.
    jamigraphic
  • Shouldn't he want it to say "In God I Trust?" Why "we?"
    keeshii768
  • I think it's a good idea.

    -The Lord Almighty
    (Formerly Jesus Christ And Not Just Someone Who Changed His Name But The Real One, Formerly.... well, you get it by now. )
    zauberberg
  • --- as if removing that from our currency would stop him from worshipping, believing, praying....

    another artist's "statement."

    maybe his works will sell for more, now...
    i'd bet against it. ....
    plusaf
  • I think I will change my name to "rinse, lather, repeat".
    joeage
  • I say let him do it.
    Ice_cream_Man
  • He should be able to make his name whatever he wants for whatever reason he wants. I think the only time you maybe shouldn't be able to make your name something is if it contains hate speech or something like that, but this doesn't.
    Kurka
  • isnt there a guy who changed his name to Jesus Christ?
    muckraker
  • It's our right as an american to change our name to whatever we feel like.

    Also I think the whole thing about that town being started by a sect that believes the earth is flat is a little unrelated.
    RudyRudell
  • in god we trust? first of all, this guy suffers from multiple personality disorder. and couldn't he pick a cooler name like lazarus? i'd go for aminadab. peculiarity of his name aside, it's a free country and he has the right to do what he wants.
    stepphtarnovetch
  • While we're on the subject...

    Anybody watch Friends? Princess Consuela Banana Hammock? and her husband, Crap Bag?

    Hehe..
    pogschampion
  • there should be a game show where you win a new name.then you get an extreme make over.
    kingtsohg
  • OK but what's the given name in this? God?
    Or In God?
    stardate
  • i think its weird as fuck but let him if he wants to
    damartin90
  • i think i'll one-up him and name my kid "e pluribus unum"
    laurahrahrah
  • the judge should deny the request, then order that "Steve Kreuscher" replace "In God We Trust" on all US currency just to prove a point.
    jogglef
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/Xenu_spac...
    Image...
    Foolish god followers. Everyone knows that Xenu is the lord of all and will come on his space planes. Wake up people!
    CarlosIsDown

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