The attention-grabbing headline shocked me but, as a Bible believing Christian, perhaps it shouldn’t have. ‘All hail the rise of baby Lucifer — now a more popular baby name than Nigel or Trevor’. [1] What a headline! Traditionally, people will have named their baby boys after a loved one, perhaps a father, a grandfather an uncle, or even a famous person; but how times have changed. Many, abandoning long-established forenames now seek to name their children something different, something that makes their little one stand out. Following this trend, last year in the U.K. fifteen parents saw fit to name their baby boys Lucifer. What the devil is going on? “The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.” It seems that there is a lack of clarity regarding who said this, but what is certain is the truth of it. There are many who deny the existence of a personal devil. Certainly, to say that you believe in the devil, in the increasingly secular West, is to invite scorn...
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