... "(Kohn 2000, p. 62) as well as purify the heart through confession or transgressions. The main Taoist ritual is the act of "communal renewal". This ritual is an altar, which involves written invitations that are sent to the gods ordeities, where the gods then descend into the sacred space around the ... altar. The ritual that takes place is either for renewing life and blessings for the community or a rite that responds to immediate problems such as drought or epidemics. This gives Tao ... ...

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... one was left out in the cold. Curiously that's what happened to him after most of the children were dragged by the emotion, jumped out and went running to the altar to be saved. Langston and his friend named "Westley" were the only ones left and began to feel the pressure of the people. Langston's friend didn't really understand ... happened to his friend, "God had not struck dead Wesley for using his name in vain or lying in the temple," after that he was lead to the altar and was saved. The story ends with Langston being crying in his room trying to not wake up his aunt and uncle. Eve...

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