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06.08.2009, 09:03
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Reality TV reaches new heights. This time in Turkey: | Quote: |  | | | For eight weeks, the clerics, acting independently of one another, will try to convert the atheist candidates to their respective faiths. The program will include face-to-face conversations, group question-and-answer sessions and visits to mosques and churches. If the holy men manage to convert a participant, the participant wins a trip to the applicable holy site... | | | | | Article from Der Spiegel |
06.08.2009, 18:54
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| Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | I'd like to think the clerics are truly trying to save souls...but this just smacks of opportunism.
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06.08.2009, 19:24
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| Quote: | | | | | I'd like to think the clerics are truly trying to save souls...but this just smacks of opportunism.
Morg | | | | | You say that as if the two are incompatible. Opportunism can stem from high motives too.
Imagine you're a preacher: spreading the gospel is your calling, your life's work. One day a TV producer offers to get your vital, soul-saving message out to hundreds of thousands of people - in exchange for just playing along with this silly "reality" game of theirs.
How can you refuse?
(Not every evangelical pastor I know would see it that way, but a fair few of them would.)
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06.08.2009, 19:36
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Would probably work better if the owners of TV stations took religious people and tried to convert them into regular watchers of contemporary TV. The winner could then spend a week in the big brother house of his/her choice.
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06.08.2009, 19:49
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| Quote: | | | | For eight weeks, the clerics, acting independently of one another, will try to convert the atheist candidates to their respective faiths. The program will include face-to-face conversations, group question-and-answer sessions and visits to mosques and churches. If the holy men manage to convert a participant, the participant wins a trip to the applicable holy site... | | | | | Euro-Reality TV..
watch the Spanish Inquisition Sunday at 8pm to see who's converting this week..
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06.08.2009, 19:52
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| Quote: | | | | | Euro-Reality TV..
watch the Spanish Inquisition Sunday at 8pm to see who's converting this week.. | | | | | Nobody expects the spanish inquisition | | The following 2 users would like to thank evilshell for this useful post: | |
06.08.2009, 21:13
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| Quote: | | | | | You say that as if the two are incompatible. Opportunism can stem from high motives too.
Imagine you're a preacher: spreading the gospel is your calling, your life's work. One day a TV producer offers to get your vital, soul-saving message out to hundreds of thousands of people - in exchange for just playing along with this silly "reality" game of theirs.
How can you refuse?
(Not every evangelical pastor I know would see it that way, but a fair few of them would.) | | | | | I'd like to think that they are compatible...I think I'm just jaded  Too much Godless heathenism around me these days  |
06.08.2009, 23:10
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Would one win by default by producing a certified authentic picture of God and would she have signed it?
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06.08.2009, 23:22
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Believe in Dog. It's the only neo-post-modern - albeit a tad dyslexic - way to go.
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06.08.2009, 23:47
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| Quote: | | | | | Believe in Dog. It's the only neo-post-modern - albeit a tad dyslexic - way to go. | | | | | Dogs are the reason I believe God exists - nothing so wonderful, loving and loyal could have been created by accident.
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07.08.2009, 00:04
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| Quote: | | | | | Dogs are the reason I believe God exists - nothing so wonderful, loving and loyal could have been created by accident. | | | | | For me it's ducks: The Creator must have a wicked sense of humour!
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07.08.2009, 00:07
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| Quote: | | | | | Dogs are the reason I believe God exists - nothing so wonderful, loving and loyal could have been created by accident.
Morg | | | | | What are murderers, rapists, diseases, natural disasters, child killers, child abusers.....etc etc proof of then? | | This user would like to thank ze devil's advocate for this useful post: | |
07.08.2009, 00:32
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| Quote: | | | | | What are murderers, rapists, diseases, natural disasters, child killers, child abusers.....etc etc proof of then? | | | | | That's an easy one - Satan, of course.
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07.08.2009, 00:53
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| Quote: | | | | | That's an easy one - Satan, of course.
Morg | | | | | Yeah blame uncle Satan for everything. Is your god doing anything to stop him? MIA or just a sadist?
Btw Satan says hello to you  |
07.08.2009, 01:09
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | What happens if the atheist does not end up picking any? Does he get dispatched to hell for free?  |
07.08.2009, 01:10
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| Quote: | | | | | What happens if the atheist does not end up picking any? Does he get dispatched to hell for free? | | | | | He wins a fortnight in North Korea.
Oh, I see. Yes, you were right the first time...
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07.08.2009, 02:03
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| | | Re: Choose a new faith! Fabulous prizes to be won!
| Quote: | | | | | Yeah blame uncle Satan for everything. Is your god doing anything to stop him? MIA or just a sadist?
Btw Satan says hello to you | | | | | Neither MIA nor a sadist. Just letting things unfold as He intended.
God says hello back
EDIT: Devil's Advovate, in the interestes of not rehashing yet another religious debate, I am going to send you a PM. We can discuss privately.
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10.08.2009, 15:23
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I really like the concept of this show. I'm no believer myself, but I find the idea that clergymen actually have to compete and convince by argument that their religion is better than the other very appealing. 
Pity it's in Turkish, would love to follow the show.
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11.08.2009, 11:02
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In the US, religions market themselves all the time... just not on game shows.
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