Religion_Belief

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Amanouil al Banna, a priest of the Assyrian Orthodox Church in Jordan, throws a cross made of flowers into the Jordan River during a joint ceremony of baptism for the Assyrian church on both Banks of Jordan River, as the West Bank side can be seen cross the river, in South Shuna, Jordan Valley, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Hundreds of Orthodox Syrian and Iraqi refugee pilgrims, along with foreign and Jordanian Orthodox pilgrims, flock to the annual ceremony for the blessing of the waters at the baptism site where it is believed Jesus Christ was baptized. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)