Turkish TV gameshow looks to convert atheists

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun Jul 5, 2009 2:09 PM EDT

Article Source: Reuters

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Seeded by Greg Stocks CRNA EJD

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?

Turkish television station Kanal T hopes the answer is a ratings success as it prepares to launch a gameshow where spiritual guides from the four faiths will seek to convert a group of non-believers.

The prize for converts will be a pilgrimage to a holy site of their chosen religion -- Mecca for Muslims, the Vatican for Christians, Jerusalem for Jews and Tibet for Buddhists.

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take2la

I don't know who will win but I'd lay odds the losers will be "disappeared" by the Taliban as soon as they leave the taping--

".... And as a consolation prize, all non-winners will receive

an all expense ONE-WAY TRIP TO TORA BORA to meet you know who, IN PERSON.

All contestants are responsible for taxes & must meet eligibility requirements."

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#1 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 2:36 PM EDT

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The premise behind the show is that atheists are evil. I'm sure that will endear itself to a lot of potential self-respecting atheists and encourage them to appear on the show. I'd guess the few atheists that do live in Turkey have come to that belief through rather calculated realizations considering the overarching predominance of religion there, and a few hadiths or Bible verses won't do much to change their minds.

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#2 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 10:10 AM EDT

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