A Tennessee judge’s decision to change a baby’s first name from Messiah to Martin is drawing strong reactions from people.

Some believe the judge overstepped her powers while others think parents’ creativity should have some limits.

Thousands of people have commented online about the judge’s order since WBIR-TV published its story over the weekend. Many of them — but not all — said Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew went too far.

Among the critics is a Wisconsinbased nonprofit association of atheists and agnostics that has filed a complaint against the magistrate.

The Freedom from Religion Foundation sent a letter to the Board of Judicial Conduct on Wednesday accusing Ballew Ballew of violating the state’s code of judicial conduct.

At a paternity hearing last week, Ballew ordered a child’s name changed from Messiah DeShawn Martin to Martin DeShawn McCullough. Martin is the surname of the child’s mother, while McCullough is the surname of the child’s father.

This baby hardly would have been the first named “Messiah.”

Laura Wattenberg is the founder of babynamewizard.com. She says even before the story she was using the name Messiah as an example of how baby names are changing.

Hedy Weinberg, director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, says the judge can’t impose her religious faith on others.

In her order, Ballew explained the change by saying that “‘Messiah’ is a title that is held only by Jesus Christ.”

Ballew did not immediately respond to a request for comment.