"Ritual prayer in a circle around an altar is not unique to Christianity. Ritual ceremonies around an altar are common in paganism, and ritual prayer dances around an altar were practiced by early Christians, especially Gnostics, before the practice was condemned as a heresy by the Second Council of Nicaea in 787 A.D. (See Nibley, 'The Early Christian Prayer Circle', page 41.) Much later, Protestants began conducting informal prayer circles. Sometimes these communities are developed online such as PrayerCircleOnline.com[1]"
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