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Tanzania pastor detained after two drown in river baptisms Tanzania worshippers swept away in river baptism
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Tanzanian police have detained a pastor after two worshippers drowned while being baptised in a river near Rombo in the north of the country.Tanzanian police have detained a pastor after two worshippers drowned while being baptised in a river near Rombo in the north of the country.
The two victims were overwhelmed by the current of the River Ungwasi, a police spokesman has told the BBC.The two victims were overwhelmed by the current of the River Ungwasi, a police spokesman has told the BBC.
It is not clear how the pastor and the other worshippers involved managed to survive, the BBC's Odeo Sirari says.It is not clear how the pastor and the other worshippers involved managed to survive, the BBC's Odeo Sirari says.
They are members of a local church, Shalom, which is part of the charismatic Christian movement.They are members of a local church, Shalom, which is part of the charismatic Christian movement.
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Baptism in a river rather than in church is seen as a way of re-enacting the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.Baptism in a river rather than in church is seen as a way of re-enacting the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
The ceremony is a symbol of washing away sin and the start of a new life.The ceremony is a symbol of washing away sin and the start of a new life.