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'Cleansed and Reborn in JESUS Name!': NFL Team Uses Hotel Pool for Baptism Prior to Last Night's Big Game

Billy Hallowell : Oct 16, 2017  Faithwire.com

"Christianity is all about love and showing that love and that kindness and that grace." -QB Carson Wentz

[Faithwire.com] The Philadelphia Eagles could possibly be the most spiritually active NFL team around. (Photo: Baptism in the hotel pool/Marcus Johnson/Twitter/via Faithwire.com)

And in the latest public showing of Biblical allegiance, a photo posted to Twitter shows wide receiver Marcus Johnson being baptized in a hotel pool while surrounded by his teammates.

"First time being Baptized! Corporate Worship is a beautiful thing!!" Johnson wrote in a tweet that accompanies the photo. "Cleansed & Reborn in JESUS name!"

CBS News reported that quarterback Carson Wentz, backup quarterback Nick Foles, tight end Zach Ertz, tight end Trey Burton, offensive guard Stefen Wisniewski and linebacker Jordan Hicks appeared to be standing around the pool praying.

The intense devotion to the Christian faith among some Eagles players is hardly a secret.

ESPN published an article last December revealing how players "find common ground through spiritual devotion," saying they routinely engage in Bible studies, baptisms and...

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