Baptism

• At least 9 dead as flash floods wash away church group in South Africa

  At least nine people died and eight others were missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg.

  World

  Dec 4, 2022
  
• 6-week-old baby dies after baptism at Romanian Orthodox Church

  The Orthodox Church in Romania is facing calls to reform its baptism ritual after the death.

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  Feb 5, 2021
  
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• Angry crowd confronts anti-LGBTQ2 preacher in Vancouver

  Angry crowds confronted David Lynn, who is from Toronto, and is the founder of Christ's Forgiveness Ministries, saying his message of "hate has no place in the city."

  Sep 1, 2020
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• Pope Francis baptizes Nigerian ‘migrant hero’ who disarmed Italian thief

  John Ogah, a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar, became a hero when he disarmed an Italian thief wielding a cleaver.

  World

  Mar 31, 2018
• Mormon rule change bans baptism for children of gay parents

  LGTB Mormons are reeling over a rule change that says members in same-sex marriages can be kicked out and their children barred from baptisms.

  World

  Nov 6, 2015