Pastor says Jamestown guides can't say 'Christian'
That according to California pastor and researcher Todd DuBord [of Lake Almanor Community Church] who says he was stunned on a recent tour of the historic town when"our guide responded to our inquiry by saying that she was 'unable to speak about the plaques. We are only allowed to say they are religious plaques.'"...
When the issue arose, DuBord's group was in the heart of the community which had been established in 1607 –- 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Mass. –- to make money for the Virginia Company and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ on orders from the newly crowned King James I.
"While the tour guides at the Jamestown Settlement and Museum were cordial and informative on many points, we were all caught off guard by their unwillingness (yes, unwillingness) to discuss Jamestown's religious roots. As one of the tour guides was leading us through the very heart of the replica of the community, the Anglican Church, we asked if she could speak about the significance of the three religious plaques on the wall in the front of the church: the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and the Apostles' Creed (the same are in the Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg)," said DuBord, of Lake Almanor Community Church...
A letter from Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine noted the tour guides have"no restrictions in regards to commenting on religious items or history," however they may not"be as familiar with questions outside of the routine tour..."
[DuBord's] concerns are being raised just as the area is marking the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the settlers. The same removal of Christianity from history is taking place with many of those events, also, where officials have even banned the use of the word" celebration" because contemporary leaders of Native American tribes consider the settlement an"invasion."...
Related Links
'National Treasure' (Todd DuBord, account of 'Christian heritage tour' in 2006)