Judge denies Neb. inmate’s request to rename himself ‘Sinner’ citing religious beliefs

LINCOLN, Neb. — He may have broken the law, but a Nebraska inmate still can’t change his name to “Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir. Court documents say 23-year-old Jonathan L. Thomas cited his Norse religion in seeking the name change to Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir. He says he “is a heathen and Thor is his ‘High God.’”