When much younger, I once got dragged to a tent revival by a girl friend in North Carolina. There was a mass baptism for 4 or 5 groups of "reborn Christians". Some were family groups, others were random based on age or gender. They wore white cheesecloth robes.
There was an above ground pool that was used for the baptism. Each group climbed into the pool, dunked themselves while the the minister and congregation prayed for them, and then emerged to stand in a line next to the alter until every group went through the pool. Unless the robes were held away from their bodies, everybody was effectively either naked or standing there in their undies. Once everyone emerged, they got a standing ovation from the congregation for, I guess, baring their souls for Jesus. It was one of the strangest things I've ever seen..
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