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American patriotic award goes to an Aussie

An unusual recognition at the Jamestown Quadricentennial in Virginia

Vision Forum of San Antonio, Texas has temporarily relocated many of its staff to Virginia this week as they hold a series of special events commemorating America’s 1607 founding in Jamestown.1 It’s all part of a week-long event that VF has organized called The Jamestown Quadricentennial (1607-2007): A Celebration of America’s Providential History. This commemoration is intended to spotlight the role played by the Jamestown colonists in introducing Christian-based legal principles and liberty to North America,2 thus helping to lay a foundation for America's "Founding Fathers" to build upon some 175 years later.

At Vision Forum's opening night ceremony in Hampton, Virginia (south of Jamestown), AiG-U.S. President Ken Ham received (in absentia) a distinct patriotic honor (especially considering that Ken is an Australian by birth, but is now also a U.S. citizen): the George Washington Man of the Year Award.

Here is the background to this award provided by Vision Forum:



    “Extraordinary times require extraordinary men. George Washington was a giant of a man—uniquely crafted by the Lord and providentially raised up for a defining moment in our history. He was God’s tool to bring military victory to the cause of independence, to oversee the crafting of our Constitution, and to shape and define the meaning and nature of the American Presidency.

    “As we progress into the twenty-first century, the future of Americans again seems uncertain. The urgency of the hour is for unflinching, stalwart men—men who boldly proclaim the law of God—to stand with might in the very gates of the land, fighting in the defining battles of our generation.

    “Each year, Vision Forum gives the George Washington Man of the Year Award to recognize and honor that man who most clearly demonstrates, through their public courage, the stalwart spirit and mature leadership of the General himself.”

Ken has written and spoken extensively on reclaiming the American culture for biblical truths. It is one of the themes of an exhibit inside the newly opened Creation Museum, and also the topic of Ken’s popular DVD Genesis: The Key to Reclaiming the Culture.

Personally, I think the title of this article is misleading. Ken Ham may be an Aussie by birth but he is a legal U.S. citizen.