How does one categorize this?

With the cry of “Let Jordan roll!” from the pulpit, the spray from fire hoses rained down on a pulsating crowd of worshippers, celebrating salvation and renewal Sunday in a mass baptism that covered nearly a block of Read Street.

Dueling praise bands from Columbia and Charlotte blasted a brassy, joyful noise. Men, women and children, dressed in white cotton emblematic of innocence, raised their hands to the heavens.

Read the rest here: http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/15545508.htm

Thanks http://www.sharperiron.org/2006/09/19/baptism-by-fire-hose/ for the link.