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How the pandemic is reshaping baptism rituals in churches across the country

from Deseret News

How the pandemic is reshaping baptism rituals in churches across the country Deseret News If you’d asked the Rev. Grace Imathiu to describe baptism a few months ago, she probably wouldn’t have said, “It’s like watering God’s plant.” A few months ago, she’d never baptized someone with a garden hose. But COVID-19 changed all that. The pandemic made it unsafe to stand next to someone and sprinkle water on their head, which is how baptisms in the Rev. Imathiu’s church in Evanston, Illinois, typically go.  READ MORE

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