New Jersey State Assemblyman Craig Stanley believes that the New Jersey Devils should change its name to avoid association with “satanic symbols.” However, the assemblyman chooses to ignore the fact that “the [NHL] team’s name, chosen in a 1982 fan contest, comes from the mythical Jersey Devil, not the Christian symbol of the antichrist:”
The mythical Jersey Devil — with bat-like wings, a forked tail and oversized claws — was said to terrorize Pine Barrens dwellers in the 18th-century after being born the 13th child to poor South Jerseyans and morphing into a dinosaur-like beast.
All (unfounded) religious concerns aside, this is just plain stupid. Because there are no other problems in the state of New Jersey to deal with…
