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I had a perfect post for TULT but now I can't find it, but this seems pretty TULT-worthy, it sort of reminds me of someone around here, but at least this guy is following proper channels:

IN GOD, UNDER GOD

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For the love of God.

The second of seven religious name changes planned by a Zion man -- from In God We Trust to One Nation Under God -- was approved Friday by Lake County Associate Judge Helen Rozenberg.

One Nation Under God, who was known as Steve Kreuscher before he made his first name change in 2008, said his next name will be 777, a sequence significant in Christianity.

Under God came to court in Waukegan armed with a list of various name changes allowed around the country, should he have needed them to convince the judge. He didn't. Rozenberg had said last week that she wanted to research the legality of the change before granting it.

Under God, 59, said he's making the name changes to draw attention to the need for the Christian "unity" America had in the 1950s and because of the loss of "religious freedoms" in the United States, including school prayer.

He also said he expects the name changes to give him some notice as an artist.

"People still call me Steve, which is fine with me," Under God said. "My boss calls me In God (now his former first name)." He said he doesn't know if he will now be called One Nation (his new first name) at work....

...After leaving court Friday, Under God went to the Illinois secretary of state's office in Waukegan to get his name changed on his driver's license. The entire process will cost him more than $500, including about $300 in court fees, he said.

Under God, a slight, soft-spoken man, declined to say where he worked or what he did for a living, but he did say his name changes and artwork have gained support and respect in the community. "Hardly anyone teases me," he said.

After 777, Under God said he wants to change his name to What Would Jesus Do, No Cross No Crown, Thermado Zattersof and, finally, Angelico Zioneero.
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next up in TULT: Thermado Zattersof and Angelico Zioneero, because quite frankly, I have no idea what those mean. Well, maybe Angel of Zion??? But the first one is a total mystery.
 
something for everybody in the art world's latest movement

Character invention Stan Murmur uses established conceptual art practice and visual perception to evoke an individualized viewer experience. His provocative body-based works explore the human condition, issues of public concern and the role of artist in today's society.
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https://www.buttprintart.com/index.htm

Guess these guys would be the epitome of "bottom feeders"

https://www.acluva.org/docket/pleadings/murmer_complaint.pdf at least they won the case for him!


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October 4, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: media@aclu.org

School Board Fired Teacher for Paintings Produced on His Own Time, Group Says

Richmond, VA - Lawyers for the ACLU of Virginia today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Richmond to challenge the dismissal of Stephen Murmer, a Chesterfield County high school art teacher, who was fired over paintings he produces and sells on his own time. Murmer, who uses his buttocks and other parts of his body to transfer paint onto canvasses, lost his job last December after a video of him demonstrating his technique surfaced on YouTube.com.

"The government has limited power to interfere with our private affairs, especially when those affairs are perfectly legal and protected by the First Amendment," said ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Kent Willis. "We do not believe Chesterfield has the right to fire a teacher for engaging in legitimate creative activities at his own expense and on his own time."
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https://www.aclu.org/free-speech/aclu-virginia-challenges-dismissal-censored-art-teacher

American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, News Release - March 7, 2008
Fired Art Teacher Wins $65,000 Settlement from Chesterfield County School Board
ACLU says First Amendment Rights Vindicated

Chesterfield County, VA — The ACLU of Virginia today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Chesterfield County School Board in the case of former Monacan High School art teacher Stephen Murmer. Murmer was fired in January 2007 for creating paintings rendered by transferring paint from his body onto canvasses. The paintings were produced at Murmer’s own expense and during his private time away from work.

"I am glad the School Board saw fit to pay Mr. Murmer about two years’ salary to compensate him for the harm he suffered,” said ACLU of Virginia cooperating attorney Tim Schulte. “I only wish that the students at Monacan High would also be compensated for the loss of an exemplary teacher who was brave enough to stand on principle."
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