POCAHONTAS AND CHRISTIANITY
In 1613, the Native American princess named Pocahontas — daughter of Emperor Powhatan — became a Christian and was baptized by Reverend Richard Bucke in Jamestown, Virginia. A year later she married a colony council member named John Rolfe. Christ is not the Lord only of white people, Middle Eastern people, or any other ethnic group. Christ is the Lord of us all — he offers his salvation to all humankind. The Christian conversion of Pocahontas did not make her less of a Native American — it made her a child of God. It established a heritage that was not based on ethic origin or geographical and cultural background. Her life exemplifies what is best about the United States of America: the love, acceptance, and equality of a Christian heritage.
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