false. For example, the Plymouth Brethren strongly reject rituals like those of the Catholic Mass or High Anglican Services on theological grounds. Yet, in fact, their own Services have many rituals, even though the participants usually fail to recognize them as rituals. The very order and arrangement of the Brethren Service actually make it a ritual action. Consequently, rituals need to be understood in terms of the convictions of the worshipers and the relationship between them and the divine,
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