Christian Filmmaker Banned From Filming at Historic Site Over His ‘Religious Affiliation’

It seems decidedly true a historical Christian site would be of the utmost significance to Christians. And yet, it was a Christian — a Catholic documentarian — banned from filming one in England.

Christian Holden, a U.K.-based filmmaker, was commissioned earlier this year to lead a documentary project about Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, a 7th-century, Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop. The film was to depict the so-called St. Cuthbert’s Way, a 62-mile trek from Melrose Abbey to Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumberland, England.

St. Cuthbert’s Cave is believed to be the initial resting place of St. Cuthbert’s body in 687 A.D., where monks allegedly hid the bishop’s body during Viking raids.

Before filming “The Way of St. Cuthbert,” Holden sought permission from the National Trust, the non