River where Jesus was baptised “too polluted” for pilgrims
Ecumenical News International Health concerns relating to water quality have triggered an environmental advocacy group to call for the banning of baptisms in the lower Jordan River, where the Bible says Jesus was baptised. “For reasons of public health as well as religious integrity, baptism should be banned from taking place in the river,” said […]
ORIGINS: PENGUIN’S BOOKS FOR EVERYMAN MAKE 75
DAVID ADAMS looks back at Penguin’s beginnings…