Environmentalists say it's been horribly mismanaged
(NEWSER) - It’s the patch of water where, legend has it, John the Baptist washed Jesus clean. And these days, it’s filthy. Thanks to “severe mismanagement,” the Jordan River is now too polluted for baptisms, an environmentalist group declared this week. Though the Israeli health ministry says the water is up to standards, the group says untreated sewage and agricultural run-off have made the river unsafe, the Religious News Service reports. More»
