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Original - Celestial Church of Christ baptism in Cotonou, Benin. Five percent of the population of Benin belongs to the Celestial Church of Christ, an African Initiated Church.
Reason
A very interesting and encyclopedic photograph depicting Christian practices in Africa. The composition could be improved somewhat (I wish more of the pool of water were in view), but it is relatively hard to obtain high-quality pictures from the developing world. I think this is one of the best photographs of an Africa-related subject I've come across on Wikipedia. A pretty striking contrast to what baptisms look like in my church.
Articles this image appears in
Christianity in Africa, Celestial Church of Christ, Religion in Benin, Benin, Baptism (just added to the last two, hopefully they'll stick)
Creator
Ferdinand Reus

Not promoted MER-C 07:02, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]