Faith/Politics in the Arab World

Where Jesus was Baptized (Sort of)

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Photos from our trip to where many, including Pope John Paul II, think Jesus was baptized.

The foundations of the church that was built where people figured Jesus was baptized, hundreds of years after the fact.
Jordanian Army guard staring at Israeli side of the Jordan River
Jordanian Army guard staring at Israeli side of the Jordan River
Quite a few churches built their own spaces to commemorate the place where many people figure Jesus was baptized.
The River Jordan itself is a sure thing–muddy and with a clear current and the only source of water for kilometers.

Inspirational Quote:

“So many rivers I’ve got to cross
There is so many rivers still left to cross
And I’ve got to get over – some way, somehow
I’ve got to get over”–Roll River Jordan

Jessica Dickinson Goodman

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