Craig Stanley, a State Assemblyman from New Jersey - and a Baptist deacon - has declared that the Devils' name is wildly inappropriate, and is lobbying to have it changed. The moniker comes from the mythical Jersey Devil, a legend in the 18th century which saw a family's 13th child turn into a bat-like monster, rather than being Satanic; Stanley, however, sees things differently.
Besides fighting the team owner, he'll have to contend with thousands of fans as well as the state governor, but it seems fairly clear that this is not a man picking a battle he thinks he can win. Or a battle he particularly cares about winning, for that matter. What better way to get noticed by other staunch Christians than by throwing yourself into an apparent David vs. Goliath battle for your religion's beliefs? There is absolutely no suggesting that this isn't politically motivated, at least in part, and is just another news item that gave me a laugh today.
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